Metis

This natural satellite related article is a stub. You can help Orbiterwiki by expanding it. Metis Metis from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 Designation Name Metis Reference body Jupiter Planetary mean orbits Epoch 2006.64779710751 Semimajor axis (a) 128928293.269964 m Eccentricity (e) 0.00658360448375574 Inclination (i) 2.23244447987446° (0.0389635065417817 radian) Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 338.07711837232° (5.90055884125159 radian) Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 539.620988765198° (9.41816296682003 radian) Mean longitude (L) 541.935017400972° (9.45855038549973 radian) Selected physical parameters Mean radius 19500 m Mass 9.56×1016 kg Rotation elements SidRotPeriod 25488 seconds (7.08 hours) SidRotOffset 0 Obliqutiy 0 LAN 0 Note *Elements given are from Metis.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip) Metis (Jupiter XVI, S/1979 J 3) is the innermost known moon of Jupiter, discovered by Stephen P Synnott from images by Voyager 1 in 1979. It was named after Metis the first wife of Zeus in Greek mythology. Metis in Orbiter Metis was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter_ii.zip in October 2002. Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Metis Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article Minor moons Jupiter Saturn O-F Resources 2014-07-12 T1234 Scenery 12 July 2014 The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel Carl Romanik Tony Dunn Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1 The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik Scenery 30 March 2005 The Outer Planets 050223 Update O-F Resources 2005-02-23 VF2_Rolf Scenery 23 February 2005 The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1 Jupiter II AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 26 October 2002 See also Metis at Wikipedia Gallery Metis from jupiter_ii.zip in Orbiter 2002 Metis from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 Metis from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 Discovery image by Voyager 1 on 4 March 1979, from Wikimedia Commons Metis as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from Wikimedia Commons Jupiter's natural satellites Named Satellites: Adrastea | Aitne | Amalthea | Ananke | Aoede | Arche | Autonoe | Callirrhoe | Callisto | Carme | Carpo | Chaldene | Cyllene | Dia | Eirene | Elara | Erinome | Ersa | Euanthe | Eukelade | Eupheme | Euporie | Europa | Eurydome | Ganymede | Harpalyke | Hegemone | Helike | Hermippe | Herse | Himalia | Io | Iocaste | Isonoe | Kale | Kallichore | Kalyke | Kore | Leda | Lysithea | Megaclite | Metis | Mneme | Orthosie | Pandia | Pasiphae | Pasithee | Philophrosyne | Praxidike | Sinope | Sponde | Taygete | Thebe | Thelxinoe | Themisto | Thyone | Valetudo Numbered Satellites: S/2003 J 2 | S/2003 J 4 | S/2003 J 9 | S/2003 J 10 | S/2003 J 12 | S/2003 J 16 | S/2003 J 18 | S/2003 J 19 | S/2003 J 23 | S/2003 J 24 |S/2010 J 1 | S/2010 J 2 | S/2011 J 1 | S/2011 J 2 S/2011 J 3 | S/2016 J 1 | S/2016 J 3 | S/2016 J 4 | S/2017 J 1 | S/2017 J 2 | S/2017 J 3 | S/2017 J 5 | S/2017 J 6 | S/2017 J 7 | S/2017 J 8 | S/2017 J 9 | S/2018 J 2 |S/2018 J 3 | S/2018 J 4 | S/2021 J 1 S/2021 J 2 | S/2021 J 3 | S/2021 J 4 | S/2021 J 5 | S/2021 J 6 | S/2022 J 1 | S/2022 J 2 | S/2022 J 3 The Solar System Central star Sun (Sol) Planets Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune Natural satellites Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more... Add-ons Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems