S/2003 J 12

Template:Nowrap is a natural satellite of Jupiter, and is one of the smallest known natural satellites in the Solar System. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="MPEC-2003-E29">MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 April 3, 2003 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref>

Template:Nowrap is about Template:Cvt in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,600 Mm in 647 days, at an inclination of 155° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.366.<ref name="MPEC-2021-A169"/> It was initially thought to the innermost of the retrograde satellites of Jupiter, but recovery observations have shown that it is an ordinary member of the Ananke group.<ref name="Hecht2020"/>

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Blink animation of S/2003 J 12 in CFHT precovery images from December 2001

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Recovery images of S/2003 J 12 taken by the CFHT in August 2011

This moon was considered lost<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Jacobson>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> until late 2020, when it was recovered in archival CFHT images from 2001–2011 by amateur astronomer Kai Ly.<ref name="Hecht2020">Template:Cite web</ref> The recovery of the moon was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 13 January 2021.<ref name="MPEC-2021-A169"/> Template:Clear