Himalia

Jupiter VI

Himalia [hih-MAL-yuh] is the tenth known satellite of Jupiter. Himalia was a nymph who bore three sons of Zeus (Jupiter). Very little is known about Himalia.

Himalia Statistics

Discovered by .................................... C. Perrine
Date of discovery ...................................... 1904

Mass (kg) .......................................... 9.56e+18
Mass (Earth = 1) ................................. 1.5997e-06
Equatorial radius (km) ................................... 93
Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) .................... 1.4581e-02
Mean density (gm/cm^3) .................................. 2.8

Mean distance from Jupiter (km) .................. 11,480,000
Rotational period (days) ................................ 0.4
Orbital period (days) .............................. 250.5662
Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) ......................... 3.34

Orbital eccentricity ................................. 0.1580
Orbital inclination ................................... 27.63°

Escape velocity (km/sec) .............................. 0.117

Visual geometric albedo ................................ 0.03
Magnitude (Vo) ........................................ 14.84

Jupiter Leda Lysithea

Author: Calvin J. Hamilton.