Image: Sponde-discovery-CFHT-annotated

Description: Animation of three discovery images of Jupiter's irregular moon Sponde (S/2001 J 5), taken by David Jewitt and Scott Sheppard using the 3.6-meter Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on 9 December 2001. Each image was taken approximately 40 minutes apart, showing the moon's motion relative to the background stars and galaxies. The apparent magnitude of Sponde is 23.2. The raw image datasets used are 615066p, 615076p, and 615083p. For comparison, the star field in these images can be viewed at the CDS's Aladin star atlas.
Title: Sponde-discovery-CFHT-annotated
Credit: Raw images provided by the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre's Solar System Object Image Search.
Author: David Jewitt/Scott Sheppard/Canadian Astronomy Data Centre
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