Valetudo (moon)

Valetudo /væləˈtjd/, also known as Jupiter LXII and originally known as S/2016 J 2, is an irregular moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in data acquired by the 6.5-m Magellan-Baade telescope of the Las Campanas Observatory in 2016, but was not announced until 17 July 2018, via a Minor Planet Electronic Circular from the Minor Planet Center, which also reported the discovery of nine other of Jupiter's moons. Besides data from Las Campanas, the original announcement also referred to data acquired through the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope of the Mauna Kea Observatories as well as the 4.0-m reflector of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory.

Valetudo
Precovery images of Valetudo taken by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on 28 February 2003
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteLas Campanas Obs.
Discovery date9 March 2016
Designations
Designation
Jupiter LXII
Pronunciation/væləˈtjd/
Named after
Valētūdo
S/2016 J 2
AdjectivesValetudian
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation arc15.22 yr (5,558 d)
Earliest precovery date26 February 2003
0.1257974 AU (18,819,020 km)
Eccentricity0.2018315
+1.44 yr (+527.41 d)
201.41718°
0° 40m 57.274s / day
Inclination32.03294° (to the ecliptic)
235.45916°
122.37546°
Satellite ofJupiter
Group(own group)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
1 km
24.0
17.0
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