Amalthea

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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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