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THE OUTER SATELLITES OF JUPITER : 

"HIMALIA" FAMILY : LYSITHEA (J-10)



Credit : OHP/IMCCE/CNRS
Lysithea image made with the 120cm telescope of the Observatoire de Haute-Provence. Note that the proximity of Jupiter causes reflections in the image.
 

Characteristics Values
distance to Jupiter  11 700 000 km 
average size  24 km 
visual magnitude   18.4
revolution period 258 days and half
orbital velocity 3 km/s
inclination of the orbit  
on the equator Jupiter		 25°
eccentricity of the orbit 0.08 à 0.15
density (water=1) 11
escape velocity 24 m/s

 

Lysithea (Jupiter X) was discovered by Nicholson in 1938.


Origin of the name : click here.