Io

Io

Io in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name	Io
Reference body	Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch	1976.606435 (1976 August 10.00 TT)
Semimajor axis (a)	4.218×10⁸ m
Eccentricity (e)	0.0041
Inclination (i)	0.36519° (0.0006458 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)	312.9810604° (5.46255 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)	97.73514° (1.7058 radian)
Mean longitude (L)	106.724849° (1.8627 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius	1821 km
Mass	8.93×10²² kg
Note	*Elements given are from Io.cfg (2002)

Io is one of Jupiter's four Galilean Moons. It is also the only confirmed satellite to have active volcanoes. Its orbit is in a 1:2:4 resonance with Europa and Ganymede.

Io in Orbiter

Io was introduced to Orbiter in the Orbiter 2002 release, and is modeled as a sphere.

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Central star	Sun (Sol)
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Natural satellites	Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more...
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