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'''Amalthea''' is an inner irregular satellite of [[Jupiter]], measuring 250 km across and is noted for its red color.
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Amalthea
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Amalthea was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard on 9 September 1892, named after a nymph in Greek mythology.
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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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Discovery              E. E. Barnard, 9 September 1892<br>
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[[Primary body]]          Jupiter<br>
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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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[[Periapsis]]             181150 km<br>
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[[Apoapsis]]               182840 km<br>
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== Amalthea in Orbiter ==
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[[Mean orbit radius]]     181365.84 km<br>
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Amalthea was introduced to [[Orbiter]] with the add-on ''jupiter_i.zip'' released in October 2002.
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[[Eccentricity]]          0.00319<br>
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[[Orbital period]]        11h57m23s (0.49817943d)<br>
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[[Average orbital speed]]  26.57 km/s<br>
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Amalthea'''</center>
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[[Inclination]]           0.374° (to Jupiter's equator)<br>
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'''PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS'''<br>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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Dimensions            250×146×128 km<br>
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[[Mean radius]]            83.5 km<br>
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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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[[Volume ]]                2.43×10<sup>6</sup> km<sup>3</sup><br>
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[[Mass]]                 2.08×10<sup>18</sup> kg<br>
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[[Mean density]]           0.857 g/cm<sup>3</sup><br>
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== See also ==
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[[Surface gravity]]      0.02 m/s<sup>2</sup><br>
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[[w:Amalthea (moon)|Amalthea]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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[[Escape velocity]]        0.058 km/s<br>
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[[Rotation period]]       synchronous<br>
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== Gallery ==
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[[Axial tilt]]            zero<br>
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[[Albedo]]                0.09 <br>
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Amalthea-jupiterizip.jpg|<center>Amalthea from ''jupiter_i.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Mean surface temperature  120°K<br>
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Amalthea (moon).png|<center>Amalthea as seen by [[w:|Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] on 5 March 1979,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Apparent [[magnitude]] from Earth 14.1<br>
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Revision as of 03:40, 6 August 2024

Amalthea
Amalthea-jupiterizip.jpg
Amalthea from jupiter_i.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Amalthea
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 181300000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0003
Inclination (i) 0.4°
(0.0069813 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 112.3003008°
(1.96001 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 60.00014031°
(1.0472 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 36.90421158°
(0.6441 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 101000 m
Mass 7.17×1018 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 43042.7 seconds (11.9563 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Amalthea.cfg (jupiter_i.zip)


Amalthea (Jupiter V) is an inner irregular moon of Jupiter, measuring 250 km across and is noted for its red color. Amalthea was discovered by 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.

Amalthea in Orbiter

Amalthea was introduced to Orbiter with the add-on jupiter_i.zip released in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Amalthea
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Jupiter I AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 25 October 2002

See also

Amalthea at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Amalthea from jupiter_i.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Amalthea as seen by Voyager 1|Voyager 1 on 5 March 1979,
    from Wikimedia Commons
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