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+ | {| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:25px 0 0 10px; border:3px solid lightsteelblue;width:250px; font-size:90%; font-family:'Arial','Helvetica'; float: right; clear: right;"Template in Orbiter" | ||
+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Amalthea | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Amalthea-jupiterizip.jpg|240px]] | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Amalthea from jupiter_i.zip in Orbiter 2002''' | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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+ | |Name||align="right"|Amalthea | ||
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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%"|181300000 m | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0003 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.4° <br> (0.0069813 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|112.3003008° <br> (1.96001 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|60.00014031° <br> (1.0472 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|36.90421158° <br> (0.6441 radian) | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|101000 m | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|7.17×10<sup>18</sup> kg | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|43042.7 seconds (11.9563 hours) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0 | ||
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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 Amalthea.cfg (jupiter_i.zip) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | '''Amalthea (Jupiter V)''' is an inner irregular [[natural satellites|moon]] of [[Jupiter]], measuring 250 km across and is noted for its red color. Amalthea was discovered by [[w:Edward Emerson Barnard|E E Bernard]] on 9 September 1892, named after a nymph in Greek mythology. This was the last moon to be discovered by direct observation. All others after were discovered photographically or digital imaging. | ||
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+ | == Amalthea in Orbiter == | ||
+ | Amalthea was introduced to [[Orbiter]] with the add-on ''jupiter_i.zip'' released in October 2002. | ||
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+ | {|class="wikitable sortable” style="text-align: center" | ||
+ | |colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Amalthea'''</center> | ||
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+ | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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+ | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=jupiter_i.zip&Author=&CatID=root Jupiter I]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||25 October 2002|||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | [[w:Amalthea (moon)|Amalthea]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | ||
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+ | == Gallery == | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Amalthea-jupiterizip.jpg|<center>Amalthea from ''jupiter_i.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center> | ||
+ | Amalthea (moon).png|<center>Amalthea as seen by [[w:|Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] on 5 March 1979,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | {{JupiterSat}} | ||
+ | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
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+ | [[Category: Articles]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Celestial bodies]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Solar System]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Natural satellites]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Satellites of Jupiter]] |
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Amalthea in Orbiter[edit]Amalthea was introduced to Orbiter with the add-on jupiter_i.zip released in October 2002.
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