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Lysithea

Moon of Jupiter

Also known as Jupiter X

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Lysithea, also known as Jupiter X, is one of the larger irregular satellites of Jupiter.

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Orbits: Jupiter
Named after: Lysithea
Discovered by: Seth Barnes Nicholson
Site of astronomical discovery: Mount Wilson Observatory
Discovered: July 6, 1938
Eccentricity: 0.11
Albedo: 0.04
Semi-major axis: 11.7M km
Apparent magnitude: 18.3
Mass: 63 exagram
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1.ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_parRetrieved 2020-09-05
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Inclination: 26.2925 degree
Orbital period: 258.57 days
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1.Stated in NASA FACTSssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_par
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Radius: 18 km
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1.Stated in NASA FACTSssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_phys_par
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