S/2003 J 23

S/2003 J 23 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2004 from pictures taken in 2003.
S/2003 J 23 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,740 Mm in 700.538 days, at an inclination of 149° to the ecliptic (149° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3931.
It belongs to the Pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°.
The moon was lost following its discovery in 2003. It was recovered in 2017.
== In the Timeline ==
=== Space Travel (1969) ===
In Space Travel, a ship is tested by travelling to and landing on various planets and moons in the Solar System. Jupiter was one such planet used in the testing process so it is probable that some of its moons were used as well.
== Notes ==
* This page was originally taken from Wikipedia. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2003_J_23