S/2003 J 16

nowrap|S/2003 J 16 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman in 2003. [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08100/08116.html IAUC 8116: "Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn"] 2003 April 11 (discovery)] [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K03/K03G18.html MPEC 2003-G18: "S/2003 J 16"] 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)]

nowrap|S/2003 J 16 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20,744 Mm in 610.362 days, at an inclination of 151° to the ecliptic (149° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3185.

It belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 Gm, at inclinations of roughly 150°.

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