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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Elara
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Elara-jupiteriiizip.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Elara from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Elara
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Jupiter]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1976.606435
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|11740000000 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.2174
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|26.627° <br> (0.46472882 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|109.3730594° <br> (1.90892 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|261.222918° <br> (4.5592 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|195.5963321° <br> (3.4138 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|38500 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|7.77×10<sup>17</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|2243896 seconds (25.97 days)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0.03
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Elara.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)
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'''Elara (Jupiter VII)''' is an irregular prograde and outer [[Natural satellites|moon]] and of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered on 5 January 1905, the day after the discovery of [[Himalia]], by [[w:Charles Dillon Perrine|Charles Dillon Perrine]] at the [[w:Lick Observatory|Lick Observatory]], but it was not named until 1975, then named after [[w:Elara (mythology)|Elara]] one of the lovers of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]].
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== Elara in Orbiter ==
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Elara was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''jupiter-iii.zip'' in October 2002.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Elara'''</center>
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=jupiter_iii.zip&Author=&CatID=root Jupiter III]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||28 October 2002||||
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== See also ==
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[[w:Elara (moon)|Himalia]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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Elara-jupiteriiizip.jpg|<center>Elara from ''jupiter_iii.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Elara - New Horizons.png|<center>Elara as seen by [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons]] on 5 March 2007 during its alingshot flyby of [[Jupiter]] inroute to [[Pluto]] and beyond.</center>
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Elara
Elara-jupiteriiizip.jpg
Elara from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Elara
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 11740000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.2174
Inclination (i) 26.627°
(0.46472882 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 109.3730594°
(1.90892 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 261.222918°
(4.5592 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 195.5963321°
(3.4138 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 38500 m
Mass 7.77×1017 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 2243896 seconds (25.97 days)
SidRotOffset 0.03
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Elara.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)

Elara (Jupiter VII) is an irregular prograde and outer moon and of Jupiter. It was discovered on 5 January 1905, the day after the discovery of Himalia, by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory, but it was not named until 1975, then named after Elara one of the lovers of Zeus.

Elara in Orbiter

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

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Elara
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Jupiter III AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 28 October 2002

See also

Himalia at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Elara from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Elara as seen by New Horizons on 5 March 2007 during its alingshot flyby of Jupiter inroute to Pluto and beyond.
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