Valetudo /væləˈtjuːdoʊ/, also known as Jupiter LXII and originally known as S/2016 J 2, is an irregular moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S....

observations, bringing Jupiter's known moon count to 79. Among these was Valetudo, which has an unusually distant prograde orbit that crosses paths with...

and seven dwarf planets are known to be orbited by at least 300 natural satellites, or moons. At least 19 of them are large enough to be gravitationally...

infrared wavelengths The prograde satellites Themisto, Carpo, and Valetudo are not part of any known group. Retrograde satellites The Carme group shares an average...

of satellites have had varying histories. The choice of names is often determined by a satellite's discoverer; however, historically some satellites were...

The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object...

features on Callisto List of craters on Callisto Valhalla Themisto Carpo Valetudo Himalia group Leda Himalia Ersa Pandia Lysithea Elara Dia Ananke group...

240430. 10 Hygiea, discovered 1849, and Valetudo, a moon of Jupiter discovered 2018. Named for Hygieia (Valetudo in Roman mythology), the goddess of personal...

Jupiter for the planet in 1976, and has since named its newly discovered satellites for the god's lovers, favourites, and descendants. The planetary symbol...

Jupiter LXXII (2011) Jupiter LVI (2011) S/2011 J 3 (2011) Jupiter LIV (2016) Valetudo (2016) S/2016 J 3 (2016) S/2016 J 4 (2016) Jupiter LIX (2017) Jupiter LXIII...

with minor planets, but sometimes a comet, a dwarf planet, a natural satellite, or a star is found in old archived images; even exoplanet precovery observations...

of Jupiter, taking its total number to 79. This includes an "oddball", Valetudo (originally known as S/2016 J 2; Roman-numeral designation Jupiter LXII)...