Himalia (moon) (original) (raw)
Himalia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Charles Dillon Perrine |
| Discovered in | 1904 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 11,443,000 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.112-0.207 |
| Orbital period | 250.1d |
| Inclination | 4.5-51.9° |
| Is a satellite of | Jupiter |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Equatorial diameter | ~170 km |
| Surface area | km2 |
| Mass | 6.74×1018 kg |
| Mean density | 2.6 g/cm3 |
| Surface gravity | 0.062 m/s2 |
| Rotation period | ~0.4d |
| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Albedo | 0.04 |
| Surface temp | minmeanmax KKK |
| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa |
Himalia (pronounced "hih MAL yuh") is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia who bore three sons of Zeus.