Himalia

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Himalia
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Himalia from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Himalia
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 11394679431.4089 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.148020288964713
Inclination (i) 30.4865631823591°
(0.532090905149446 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 57.7865255776614°
(1.00856513461811 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 405.592890277337°
(7.07893135801963 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 711.997576610844°
(12.4267019780798 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 93150 m
Mass 9.56×1018 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 21648384 seconds (250.56 days)
SidRotOffset 0.007
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Himalia.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Himalia (Jupiter VI) is the is the largest irregular satellite 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[edit]

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
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 O-F Resources v2.0.0 cristiapi Scenery 2 July 2015 *module only
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn
Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Jupiter III AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 28 October 2002

See also[edit]

Himalia at Wikipedia

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