Elara
Elara information
Average distance
from
Jupiter
:
11741000 km (0.0785
AU
)
Equatorial radius
:
39 km (
Diameter
: 78 km)
Mass
:
800000000000000000 kg
Siderial rotation period (length of day)
:
12 earth hours
Siderial orbit period (length of year)
:
259.6528 earth days
Orbital eccentricity
:
0.217
Orbital inclination to ecliptic
:
26.63 degrees
Elara, Jupiter VII
Elara
Elara was the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus.
Discovered by Perrine in 1905.
Leda, Himalia, Lysithea and Elara may be remnants of a single asteroid that was captured by Jupiter and broken up.
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Discovered by C. Perrine in 1905
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