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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"|'''Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Himalia
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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%"|11461000000 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.1623
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|27.496° <br> (0.47989573 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 periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|264.6950422° <br> (4.6198 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|198.3522591° <br> (3.4619 radian)
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!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%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.91×10<sup>16</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|21648384 seconds (250.56 days)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0.007
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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 Himalia.cfg (jupiter_ii.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 in Orbiter ==
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Himalia 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 Himalia'''</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_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:Himalia (moon)|Himalia]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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Himalia-jupiteriiizip.jpg|<center>Himalia from ''jupiter_iii.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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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>
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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-jupiteriiizip.jpg
Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Himalia
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 11461000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.1623
Inclination (i) 27.496°
(0.47989573 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 57.24501545°
(0.999114 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 264.6950422°
(4.6198 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 198.3522591°
(3.4619 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 12500 m
Mass 1.91×1016 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 21648384 seconds (250.56 days)
SidRotOffset 0.007
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)

Himalia (Jupiter VI) is the is the largest irregular stellite 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

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
Jupiter III AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 28 October 2002

See also

Himalia at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Himalia showing changes in phase as seen by the New Horizons spacecraft on 6 March 2007 during the slingshot flyby past Jupiter.
  • Animation of Himalia's orbit over time due to perturbations,
    from Wikimedia Commons
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