Leda (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Charles Kowal | ||||||
| Discovered in | September 11, 1974 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 11,097,250 km (0.07418 AU) | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1854 | ||||||
| Periastron | 9,039,300 km (0.060 AU) | ||||||
| Apastron | 13,155,200 km (0.088 AU) | ||||||
| Orbital period | 238.824 d (0.654 a) | ||||||
| Orbital circumference | 69,122,650 km (0.462 AU) | ||||||
| Orbital velocity | max: 4.076 m/s mean: 3.350 km/s min: 2.801 km/s | ||||||
| Inclination | 13.22° (to the ecliptic) 27.21° (to Jupiter's equator) | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Jupiter | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 20 km | ||||||
| Surface area | ~1250 km2 | ||||||
| Volume | ~4200 km3 | ||||||
| Mass | 1.1×1016 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 2.6 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.0073 m/s2 (0.001 g) | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.012 km/s | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Leda (lee'-da, IPA , Greek Λήδα) is a satellite of Jupiter that was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory on September 14, 1974, right after three nights' worth of photographic plates had been taken (September 11 through 13; Leda appears on all of them). It is named after the queen of Sparta who was the mother of Castor, Polydeuces, Clytemnestra and Helen of Troy (Zeus, in the form of a swan, was the father). It is also designated as Jupiter XIII.
Leda belongs to the Himalia group, five moons orbiting between 11 and 13 Gm from Jupiter at an inclination of about 27.5°.
Not to be confused with the asteroid 38 Leda.
External links
- Kowal, C.T. et al., "Thirteenth satellite of Jupiter", AJ 80 (1975) 460–464 (http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/AJ.../0080//0000460.000.html)
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| Metis | Adrastea | Amalthea | Thebe | Io | Europa | Ganymede | Callisto | Themisto | Leda | Himalia | Lysithea | Elara | S/2000 J 11 | Carpo | S/2003 J 12 | Euporie | S/2003 J 3 | S/2003 J 18 | Thelxinoe | Euanthe | Helike | Orthosie | Iocaste | S/2003 J 16 | Ananke | Praxidike | Harpalyke | Hermippe | Thyone | Mneme | S/2003 J 17 | Aitne | Kale | Taygete | S/2003 J 19 | Chaldene | S/2003 J 15 | S/2003 J 10 | S/2003 J 23 | Erinome | Aoede | Kallichore | Kalyke | Eurydome | S/2003 J 14 | Pasithee | Cyllene | Eukelade | S/2003 J 4 | Hegemone | Arche | Carme | Isonoe | S/2003 J 9 | S/2003 J 5 | Pasiphaë | Sinope | Sponde | Autonoe | Callirrhoe | Megaclite | S/2003 J 2 |
| Amalthea group | Galilean moons | Himalia group | Ananke group | Carme group | Pasiphaë group |
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