Himalia

This natural satellite related article is a stub. You can help Orbiterwiki by expanding it. Himalia 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 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 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 Himalia at Wikipedia Gallery Himalia from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002 Himalia from outerplanets-050125zip-Orbiter2005P1 Himalia from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 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 Jupiter's natural satellites Named Satellites: Adrastea | Aitne | Amalthea | Ananke | Aoede | Arche | Autonoe | Callirrhoe | Callisto | Carme | Carpo | Chaldene | Cyllene | Dia | Eirene | Elara | Erinome | Ersa | Euanthe | Eukelade | Eupheme | Euporie | Europa | Eurydome | Ganymede | Harpalyke | Hegemone | Helike | Hermippe | Herse | Himalia | Io | Iocaste | Isonoe | Kale | Kallichore | Kalyke | Kore | Leda | Lysithea | Megaclite | Metis | Mneme | Orthosie | Pandia | Pasiphae | Pasithee | Philophrosyne | Praxidike | Sinope | Sponde | Taygete | Thebe | Thelxinoe | Themisto | Thyone | Valetudo Numbered Satellites: S/2003 J 2 | S/2003 J 4 | S/2003 J 9 | S/2003 J 10 | S/2003 J 12 | S/2003 J 16 | S/2003 J 18 | S/2003 J 19 | S/2003 J 23 | S/2003 J 24 |S/2010 J 1 | S/2010 J 2 | S/2011 J 1 | S/2011 J 2 S/2011 J 3 | S/2016 J 1 | S/2016 J 3 | S/2016 J 4 | S/2017 J 1 | S/2017 J 2 | S/2017 J 3 | S/2017 J 5 | S/2017 J 6 | S/2017 J 7 | S/2017 J 8 | S/2017 J 9 | S/2018 J 2 |S/2018 J 3 | S/2018 J 4 | S/2021 J 1 S/2021 J 2 | S/2021 J 3 | S/2021 J 4 | S/2021 J 5 | S/2021 J 6 | S/2022 J 1 | S/2022 J 2 | S/2022 J 3 The Solar System Central star Sun (Sol) Planets Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune Natural satellites Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more... Add-ons Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems