S/2003 J 2

Summary

S/2003 J 2 is a moon of Jupiter^[1]. It draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_jupiter category, ranking #34 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• S/2003 J 2 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• S/2003 J 2 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• S/2003 J 2 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• S/2003 J 2 is credited with the discovery of Yanga R. Fernández^[6].
• S/2003 J 2's image is recorded as 2003 J 2 Gladman CFHT annotated.gif^[7].
• S/2003 J 2's instance of is recorded as moon of Jupiter^[8].
• S/2003 J 2's Commons category is recorded as S/2003 J 2^[9].
• S/2003 J 2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Jupiter^[10].
• S/2003 J 2's provisional designation is recorded as S/2003 J 2^[11].
• S/2003 J 2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2003-02-05T00:00:00Z^[12].
• S/2003 J 2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0391wj^[13].
• S/2003 J 2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2777'}^[14].
• S/2003 J 2's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+23.2'}^[15].
• S/2003 J 2's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7031681^[16].
• S/2003 J 2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.20392'}^[17].
• S/2003 J 2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '-602.02'}^[18].
• S/2003 J 2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.46976'}^[19].
• S/2003 J 2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+20554390'}^[20].
• S/2003 J 2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+224.95527'}^[21].
• S/2003 J 2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+114.43587'}^[22].
• S/2003 J 2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2'}^[23].
• S/2003 J 2's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[24].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[25], b. 1977^[26], of United States^[27], specialised in astronomy^[28]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[29], b. 1958^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[32], specialised in astronomy^[33]; Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[34], b. 1970^[35], of United Kingdom^[36], specialised in astronomy^[37]; and Yanga R. Fernández^[6], an astronomer^[38], b. 1971^[39], of Canada^[40].

Why It Matters

S/2003 J 2 draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_jupiter category, ranking #34 of 91).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]