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Himalia (moon)

Himalia
Discovery
Discovered byCharles Dillon Perrine
Discovered in1904
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius11,443,000 km
Eccentricity0.112-0.207
Orbital period250.1d
Inclination4.5-51.9°
Is a satellite ofJupiter
Physical characteristics
Equatorial diameter~170 km
Surface area km2
Mass6.74×1018 kg
Mean density2.6 g/cm3
Surface gravity0.062 m/s2
Rotation period~0.4d
Axial tilt
Albedo0.04
Surface temp
minmeanmax
KKK
Atmospheric pressure0 kPa

Himalia (pronounced "hih MAL yuh") is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia who bore three sons of Zeus.