Himalia
Himalia information
Average distance
from
Jupiter
:
11461000 km (0.0766
AU
)
Equatorial radius
:
80 km (
Diameter
: 160 km)
Mass
:
9500000000000000000 kg
Siderial rotation period (length of day)
:
9.6 earth hours
Siderial orbit period (length of year)
:
250.5662 earth days
Orbital eccentricity
:
0.162
Orbital inclination to ecliptic
:
27.50 degrees
Himalia, Jupiter VI
Himalia
Himalia was a nymph who bore three sons of Zeus (Jupiter).
Discovered by Perrine in 1904.
Unlike the inner satellites, the orbits of Leda, Himalia, Lysithea and Elara are significantly inclined to Jupiter's equator (about 28 degrees).
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Discovered by C. Perrine in 1904
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