Planet Jupiter

Some Facts about The Jovian Moon, Thebe
courtesy of NASA

Discovered ByStephen Synnott (Voyager 1)
Date of Discovery1980
Average Distance from Jupiter222,000 km (metric)
Equatorial Radius55 x 45 km (metric)
Mass800,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Orbit Period (Length of Year)0.6745 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity0.015
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic0.8°
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