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THE INNER SATELLITES OF JUPITER : THEBE (J-14)



Thebe seen by Voyager
Credit : C. J. Hamilton/NASA


Thebe seen by Galileo
Credit : NASA/JPL


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.

Origine of the name : click here.