Japan Meteor/Meteorite News- Katsuhito Ohtsuka 15SEP09

Jupiter Turned Comet Into "Moon" for 12 Years
National Geographic
... comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu and held it in orbit until 1961, according to an international team led by Katsuhito Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network. ...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090914-jupiter-moon-comet.html


Scientific Papers:

Ohtsuka, K., T. Ito, M. Yoshikawa, D. J. Asher, H. Arakida,
2009, Quasi-Hilda Comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu: Another
long temporary satellite capture by Jupiter. arXiv:0808.2277v1
[astro-ph],

http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2277

Another article:

Jupiter captures a comet, briefly, Christian Science Monitor
by Pete Spotts

http://features.csmonitor.com/discoveries/2009/09/14/jupiter-captures-a-comet-briefly/

Captured comet becomes moon of Jupiter by Kerensa McElroy, Cosmos Online

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3003/captured-comet-becomes-moon-jupiter

Scientific references supplied by Paul H., USA