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We likely have all of the lost moons in our new observations from 2017, but to link them back to the remaining lost 2003 objects requires more observations a year later to confirm the linkages, which will not happen until early 2018. ... There are likely a few more new moons as well in our 2017
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of 0.366. It was initially thought to the innermost of the retrograde satellites of Jupiter, but recovery observations have shown that it is an ordinary member of the
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until late 2020, when it was recovered in archival CFHT images from 2001-2011 by amateur astronomer Kai Ly. The recovery of the moon was announced by the
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observations, but we need to reobserve them in 2018 to determine which of the discoveries are new and which are lost 2003 moons.
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Jacobson, B.; Brozović, M.; Gladman, B.; Alexandersen, M.; Nicholson, P. D.; Veillet, C. (September 28, 2012).
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is about 2.4 km (1.5 mi) in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,600 
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MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6
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Blink animation of S/2003 J 12 in CFHT precovery images from December 2001
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Emelyanov, N. V.; Varfolomeev, M. I.; Lainey, V. (March 24, 2022).
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Recovery images of S/2003 J 12 taken by the CFHT in August 2011
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Brozović, Marina; Jacobson, Robert A. (March 9, 2017).
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Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
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Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Discovered by
Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery site
Mauna Kea Obs.
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Observation arc
yr
d
precovery
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
Mean anomaly
°
Mean motion
Inclination
ecliptic
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
Satellite of
Jupiter
Group
Ananke group
Mean radius
Mass

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