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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Himalia
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Himalia-jupiteriiizip.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Himalia-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|240px]]
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002'''
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Himalia from ''outer_planets-060929-base.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1'''
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
!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%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2006.64779710751
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|11461000000 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|11394679431.4089 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.1623
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.148020288964713
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|27.496° <br> (0.47989573 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|30.4865631823591° <br> (0.532090905149446 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|57.24501545° <br> (0.999114 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|57.7865255776614° <br> (1.00856513461811 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|264.6950422° <br> (4.6198 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|405.592890277337° <br> (7.07893135801963 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|198.3522591° <br> (3.4619 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|711.997576610844° <br> (12.4267019780798 radian)
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|12500 m
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|93150 m
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.91×10<sup>16</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|9.56×10<sup>18</sup> kg
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
 
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)
 
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'''Himalia (Jupiter VI)''' is the is the largest irregular [[Natural satellites|stellite]] and the sixth largest satellite of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by [[w:Charles Dillon Perrine|Charles Dillon Perrine]] at the [[w:Lick Observatory|Lick Observatory]] on 3 December 1904. Himalia was named after a nymph in Greek mythology who bore three sons by [[w:Zeus|Zeus]].
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'''Himalia (Jupiter VI)''' is the is the largest irregular [[Natural satellites|satellite]] and the sixth largest satellite of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by [[w:Charles Dillon Perrine|Charles Dillon Perrine]] at the [[w:Lick Observatory|Lick Observatory]] on 3 December 1904. Himalia was named after a nymph in Greek mythology who bore three sons by [[w:Zeus|Zeus]].
  
 
== Himalia in Orbiter ==
 
== Himalia in Orbiter ==
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-2-4-v2-0-0.295/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*module only||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outer_planets-060929-base.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 060929 Base]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel<br>Carl Romanik<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||30 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
 
|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
 
Himalia-jupiteriiizip.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''jupiter_iii.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
Himalia-jupiteriiizip.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''jupiter_iii.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
Himalia-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''outerplanets-050125zip-Orbiter2005P1</center>
 
Himalia-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''outerplanets-050125zip-Orbiter2005P1</center>
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Himalia-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''outer_planets-060929-base.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
 
Himalia - New Horizons.png|<center>Himalia showing changes in phase as seen by the [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons]] spacecraft on 6 March 2007 during the slingshot flyby past [[Jupiter]].</center>
 
Himalia - New Horizons.png|<center>Himalia showing changes in phase as seen by the [[w:New Horizons|New Horizons]] spacecraft on 6 March 2007 during the slingshot flyby past [[Jupiter]].</center>
 
Animation of Himalia orbit around Jupiter.gif|<center>Animation of Himalia's orbit over time due to perturbations,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Himalia orbit around Jupiter.gif|<center>Animation of Himalia's orbit over time due to perturbations,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>

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Himalia
Himalia-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Himalia from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Himalia
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 11394679431.4089 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.148020288964713
Inclination (i) 30.4865631823591°
(0.532090905149446 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 57.7865255776614°
(1.00856513461811 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 405.592890277337°
(7.07893135801963 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 711.997576610844°
(12.4267019780798 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 93150 m
Mass 9.56×1018 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 21648384 seconds (250.56 days)
SidRotOffset 0.007
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Himalia (Jupiter VI) is the is the largest irregular satellite 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
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 O-F Resources v2.0.0 cristiapi Scenery 2 July 2015 *module only
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn
Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
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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