Jupiter LII, originally known as , is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Christian Veillet in 2010.MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2 June 1, 2011 (discovery) It received its permanent number in March 2015.CBET "4075: 20150307: Satellites of Jupiter", March 7, 2015. It takes 1.69 years to orbit around Jupiter, and its average distance is 21.01 million km. Jupiter LII has a diameter of about 1 kilometer and in 2010 it was labeled the smallest known moon in the Solar System to have been discovered from Earth. It is a member of the Ananke group. With an estimated diameter of , Jupiter LII is one of the smallest known moons of Jupiter.
See also S/2009 S 1, 400 m 'propeller moonlet' of Saturn, discovered by the Cassini orbiter
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