A new moon in
Jupiter.
A small world of only two km in diameter might be the
smallest moon known in Jupiter’s orbit.
This tiny rock it was recently
discovered together with another small moon in the enormous orbit.
The finding will be
published in the magazine “Astronomical Journal”.
In September of 2010 two
distant and until recently unknowns moons were detected bi an international
scientific time during the routine follow up of the other known moons.
This objects were
observed in various occasions, to determined whether they wear satellites of
Jupiter or not
June of 2011, finally
were awarded the designations S/2010 J 1 y S/2010 J 2.
The orbit’s determination
for these satellites has been affirmed enough so that its position can be
predicted reliably for several years in the future.
The researchers could
estimate the size of the moons based on their brightness. Estimate that in
diameter, while has only 2 Km. S/2010 J 2 is the weakest satellite Jovian
discovered apt now. J 1 rotates about 20 millions of km that Jupiter, while J2
makes some 23 millions.
With these new
incorporates, Jupiter have 67 Satellites well nouns.
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