Himalia

This natural satellite related article is a stub. You can help Orbiterwiki by expanding it. Himalia 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 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