S/2003 J 19 facts for kids
S/2003 J 19 is a moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003.
S/2003 J 19 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,709,000 km in 699.125 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (164° to Jupiter's equator), with an orbital eccentricity of 0.1961.
It belongs to the Carme group, made up of non-spherical retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23,000,000 and 24,000,000 km and at an inclination of about 165°.
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