Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Himalia
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByC. Perrine
Date of Discovery1904
Average Distance from Jupiter11,480,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius85 km (metric)
Mass9,500,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Rotation Period (Length of Day)0.4 Earth days
Orbit Period (Length of Year)250.5662 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.15798
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic27.63°
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