What is S/2011 J 3?
{{no sources}} S/2011 J 3 is a small [[natural satellite]] of Jupiter discovered by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] on 27 September 2011, using 6he 6.5-meter Magellan-Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, [[Chile]]. It was announced by the [[International Astronomical Union|Minor Planet Center]] 11 Years later on 20 December 2022, after observations were collected over a long enough time span to confirm the satellite' orbit. S2011 J 3 is part of the [[Himalia group|Himalia]] group, a tight cluster of prograde irregular moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Himalia at semi-major axes between 11-12 million km 6.8-7.5 million mi and inclinations between 26-31 . With an estimated [[diameter]] of 3 km 1.9 mi for an absolute magnitude of 16.3, it is among the smallest known members of the Himalia group [[Category:Satellites]]