Himalia
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Himalia
(hĭmäl`yə), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of JupiterJupiter, in astronomy, 5th planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system. Astronomical and Physical Characteristics
Jupiter's orbit lies beyond the asteroid belt at a mean distance of 483.6 million mi (778.
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Himalia
(hi-may -lee-ă, -mah -) A satellite of Jupiter, discovered in 1904 by the US astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine (1867–1951). It is the largest of Jupiter's irregular satellites, with a diameter of 150 km. See Jupiter's satellites; Table 2, backmatter.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
Himalia
[hi′mäl·ē·ə] (astronomy)
A small satellite of Jupiter with a diameter of about 35 miles (56 kilometers), orbiting at a mean distance of 7.12×106 miles (11.46×106 kilometers). Also known as Jupiter VI.
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