Amalthea

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