Ersa
Ersa (Natural satellite). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. Ersa, also designated Jupiter LXXI, is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S.
Ersa, also designated Jupiter LXXI, is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S. Sheppard on 11 May 2018, using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. It was announced alongside nine other Jovian moons on 17 July 2018 and was provisionally designated S/2018 J 1 by the Minor Planet Center, after observations were collected over a long enough time span to confirm the satellite's orbit. The satellite has been found in precovery observations as early as 6 August 2000.
- Type: Natural satellite
- Orbiting: Jupiter
- Orbital period: 248.6 days