Thebe was discovered by Stephen P. Synnott in images from the Voyager 1 space probe taken on March 5 , 1979 , and was initially given the provisional designation S\/1979 J 2 .
It was found by Stephen P. Synnott in images from the Voyager 1 space probe taken on March 5 , 1979 and was given the designation S\/1979 J 2 .