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Two new Jupiter satellites were discovered on archive images taken on the 27th September, 2011, with the 6.5 meter Magellan-Badde telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory. This raises the total satellite count for Jupiter to 66 (8 regular prograde, 6 irregular prograde and 52 irregular retrograde orbits).

S/2011 J 1 orbits Jupiter in 582.2 days at an inclination of 162,8°.
S/2011 J 2 orbits Jupiter in 725.06 days at an inclination of 151.8°.

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Orbital elements:
S/2011 J 1                                               Earth MOID = 0.8283 AU
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
M 276.86749              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61831791     Peri.   94.82847     -0.87496880     -0.40924130
a   0.1343686      Node   298.77934     -0.46985075     +0.84670853
e   0.2962952      Incl.  162.82963     +0.11691822     +0.34000914
P   1.59           H   16.8           P/d   582.22
S/2011 J 2
Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
M  12.65424              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49651387     Peri.  322.19842     -0.52188778     +0.71077148
a   0.1555314      Node    88.66552     +0.85130795     +0.39903876
e   0.3866892      Incl.  151.85138     +0.05392516     +0.57928574
P   1.99           H   17.0           P/d   725.06

MPEC 2012 - B97



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