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S/2003 J 2
Discovered by University of Hawaiʻi team led by Scott S. Sheppard and David C. Jewitt
Date of discovery March 4, 2003

S/2003 J 2 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. The discovery, by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard and David C. Jewitt, was announced on March 4, 2003. The moon was considered lost until 2020. Recovery observations show that is not the outermost moon of Jupiter. It was first thought to belong to the Pasiphae group, but recovery observations shows that is an normal member of the Ananke group.

Moons of Jupiter
Regular Inner Moons MetisAdrasteaAmaltheaThebe
Galilean (Major) Moons IoEuropaGanymedeCallisto
Irregular Prograde Themisto Themisto
Valetudo Valetudo
Himalia Group LedaErsaS/2018 J 2HimaliaPandiaLysitheaElaraS/2011 J 3Dia
Carpo Group S/2018 J 4Carpo
Irregular Retrograde Carme Group CarmeS/2022 J 1S/2022 J 2S/2016 J 3PasitheeS/2017 J 8S/2021 J 6S/2003 J 24ChaldeneS/2017 J 2IsonoeS/2021 J 4KallichoreErinomeKaleEireneAitneEukeladeArcheTaygeteS/2011 J 1HerseS/2003 J 19S/2010 J 1S/2003 J 9S/2017 J 5KalykeS/2018 J 3S/2021 J 5S/2003 J 10S/2017 J 11
Ananke Group EuporieS/2003 J 18EuphemeS/2021 J 3S/2016 J 1MnemeEuantheS/2003 J 16HarpalykeOrthosieS/2022 J 3HelikeS/2021 J 2PraxidikeS/2017 J 3S/2021 J 1S/2003 J 12S/2017 J 7ThelxinoeThyoneS/2003 J 2AnankeIocasteHermippeS/2017 J 9S/2017 J 10
Pasiphae Group PhilophrosyneEurydomeS/2011 J 2S/2003 J 4S/2016 J 4S/2017 J 6HegemonePasiphaeSpondeMegacliteCylleneSinopeS/2017 J 1AoedeAutonoeCallirrhoeS/2003 J 23Kore