Himalia
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Cassini image of Himalia taken Dec. 19, 2000, from a range of 4,400,000 km
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The eleventh known moon of Jupiter. Himalia is also known as Jupiter VI.
| Discovery |
1904, by Charles Dillon Perrine |
| Semimajor axis |
11,452,000 km (7,117,000 miles) |
| Diameter |
170 km (106 miles) |
| Mean density |
2.6 g/cm3 |
| Escape velocity |
0.100 km/s (360 km/h 224 mph) |
| Orbital period |
250.37 days |
| Orbital eccentricity |
0.151 |
| Orbital inclination |
30.49° |
| Axial period |
0.4 days |
| Visual albedo |
0.04 |
Related entry
Jupiter, moons
Related category
PLANETS AND MOONS
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