S/2011 J1
Discovery
S/2011 J 1 S/2011 J 1 was discovered in 2011 by Scott S. Sheppard with digital images obtained with the Magellan-Baade 6.5 meter telescope at Las Campanas Observatory.
Overview
S/2011 J 1 was found at mag 23.7 (more than 7 million times fainter than the naked eye can see) on images taken on Sept 27, 2011. Little is known about this new moon of Jupiter besides its approximate orbit, which is backwards compared to the direction of Jupiter's rotation.
How S/2011 J1 Got its Name
S/2011 J1 was so designated because it is a satellite (S) that was discovered in 2011, and was the first satellite of Jupiter (J) to be found that year.
