Himalia

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Himalia
Himalia-jupiteriiizip.jpg
Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Himalia
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 11461000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.1623
Inclination (i) 27.496°
(0.47989573 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 57.24501545°
(0.999114 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 264.6950422°
(4.6198 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 198.3522591°
(3.4619 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 12500 m
Mass 1.91×1016 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 21648384 seconds (250.56 days)
SidRotOffset 0.007
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)

Himalia (Jupiter VI) is the is the largest irregular stellite and the sixth largest satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory on 3 December 1904. Himalia was named after a nymph in Greek mythology who bore three sons by Zeus.

Himalia in Orbiter[edit]

Himalia was introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter-iii.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Himalia
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Jupiter III AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 28 October 2002

See also[edit]

Himalia at Wikipedia

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