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Himalia

Moon of Jupiter

Entitymoon of Jupiter irregular moonQ16841

Also known as Jupiter VI · Hestia

Instance of: moon of Jupiter
, irregular moon
Part of: Himalia group

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Himalia, also known as Jupiter VI, is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter. With a diameter of around 140 km (90 mi), it is the sixth largest Jovian satellite, after the four Galilean moons and Amalthea. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory on 3 December 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia, who bore three sons of Zeus. It is the largest member of the Himalia group, a group of moons that orbit in the prograde direction around Jupiter, likely a collisional family originating from a captured asteroid.

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Named after: Himalia
Orbits: Jupiter
Discovered by: Charles Dillon Perrine
Site of astronomical discovery: Lick Observatory
Discovered: December 3, 1904
Eccentricity: 0.16
Albedo: 0.057
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1.Stated in NEOWISE: observations of the irregular satellites of Jupiter and Saturn
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0.05
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1.Stated in Cassini Imaging of Jupiter's Atmosphere, Satellites, and Rings
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Apparent magnitude: 14.6 astronomical filter: V band
Semi-major axis: 11.5M km
Mass: 6.7 zettagram
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1.ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_parRetrieved 2020-09-05
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Inclination: 29.9092 degree
Orbital period: 248.29 days
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1.Stated in NASA FACTSssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_par
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Radius: 85 km
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1.Stated in NASA FACTSssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_par
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Surface gravity: 0.062 metre per square second
Different from: Himalia
Longitude of ascending node: 44.9994 degree
Argument of periapsis: 44.9994 degree relative to: ecliptic
Absolute magnitude: 7.9
Diameter: 139.6 km
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1.Stated in NEOWISE: observations of the irregular satellites of Jupiter and Saturn
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170 km
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1.Stated in Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements: 2015
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Density: 3.33 g/cm³
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1.Stated in The mass of Himalia from the perturbations on other satellites
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1.63 g/cm³
Rotation period: 7.7819 h
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1.Stated in Photometric lightcurve and rotation period of Himalia (Jupiter VI)
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