Encyclopedia > Jupiter > Satellites> Thebe
Characteristics | Values |
---|---|
distance to Jupiter | 221 895 km |
average size | 80 km |
visual magnitude | 15.7 |
revolution period | 16 hours 11 minutes |
orbital velocity | 24 km/s |
inclination of the orbit of Jupiter's equator | 0.8° |
Eccentricity of the orbit | 0.015 |
density (water=1) | 1.45 |
Escape velocity | 43 m/s |
reflectivity (geometric albedo) | 0.05 |
Thebe (Jupiter XIV) Jupiter was discovered by Synnott in 1979 on Voyager images and was observed by the Galileo probe.
We also obtained telescopic images to measure its orbit.