What is S/2003 J 23?
'''{{nowrap|S/2003 J 23}}''' is a [[Satellite (natural)|moon]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. A team of astronomers from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] ''et al.'' found it in 2004 in pictures taken in 2003.<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08200/08281.html IAUC 8281: ''S/2003 J 23''] 2004 February 4 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K04/K04B81.html MPEC 2004-B81: ''S/2003 J 23''] 2004 January 31 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> {{nowrap|S/2003 J 23}} is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,740,000&nbsp;km in 700.538 days, at an [[inclination]] of 149°<!--- 148.850 ---> to the [[ecliptic]] (149°<!--- 148.643 ---> to Jupiter's equator), with an [[orbital eccentricity]] of 0.3931. It belongs to the [[Pasiphaë group]], non-[[Sphere|spherical]] retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22,800,000 and 24,100,000&nbsp;km, and with [[inclination]]s ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°. == References == {{reflist}} {{Moons of Jupiter}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Jupiter's moons]]