Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Lysithea
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByS. Nicholson
Date of Discovery1938
Average Distance from Jupiter11,720,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius12 km (metric)
Mass80,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)259.22 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.107
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic29.02°
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