Callisto

This natural satellite related article is a stub. You can help Orbiterwiki by expanding it. Callisto Callisto in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client Designation Name Callisto Reference body Jupiter Planetary mean orbits Epoch J2000 (1 January 2000) Semimajor axis (a) 1.8828×109 km Eccentricity (e) 0.0074 Inclination (i) 0.253° (0.0044157 radian) Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 323.265° (5.64204 radian) Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 335.933° (5.86314 radian) Mean longitude (L) 85.091° (1.4851 radian) Selected physical parameters Mean radius 24403000 km Mass 1.08×1023 kg Rotation elements SidRotPeriod 1442016 seconds (16.69 hours) SidRotOffset 0 Obliqutiy 0 LAN 0 Note *Elements given are from Callisto.cfg (2003-P2) Callisto is the outermost of Jupiter's four Galilean Moons, and has been a part of Orbiter since it was added in Orbiter 2002. Callisto is the second largest moon of Jupiter just behind Ganymede, and is the third largest moon after Ganymede and Titan. And Callisto is just about the same size as the planet Mercury. Callisto was discovered independently by w:Simon Marius and w:Galileo Galilei in 1610, Marius having seen it slightly before Galileo, and the name given by Marius is the one that we use today. Callisto in Orbiter Callisto joined Orbiter with the release of Orbiter 2002. At that time its orbit was governed by the Callisto.cfg file, then governed by Vsop87.dll file at the release of Orbiter 2005. The orbit of Callisto is not locked into an orbital resonance with Io, Europa, and Ganymede, which are in a 1:2:4 resonance. It revolves about 1.88×106 kilometers from Jupiter, eccentricity of 0.0074, and an inclination of about 0.25°. The moon has a mass of 1.08×1023 kilograms and a radius of about 2.4×106 km. Orbiter versions and add-ons for Callisto. Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Callisto Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2 Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003 Orbiter 2003-P1 Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002 Callisto in Orbiter 2002 Callisto in Orbiter 2002P3 Callisot in Orbiter 2003P2 Callisto as seen by Voyager 2 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 J2 | S/2003 J4 | S/2003 J9 | S/2003 J10 | S/2003 J12 | S/2003 J16 | S/2003 J18 | S/2003 J19 | S/2003 J23 | S/2003 J 24 |S/2010 J1 | S/2010 J2 | S/2011 J1 | S/2011 J2 S/2011 J3 | S/2016 J1 | S/2016 J3 | S/2016 J4 | S/2017 J1 | S/2017 J2 | S/2017 J3 | S/2017 J5 | S/2017 J6 | S/2017 J7 | S/2017 J8 | S/2017 J9 | S/2018 J2 |S/2018 J3 | S/2018 J4 | S/2021 J1 S/2021 J2 | S/2021 J3 | S/2021 J4 | S/2021 J5 | S/2021 J6 | S/2022 J1 | S/2022 J2 | S/2022 J3 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