Himalia group

The Himalia group is a dynamical grouping of Jupiter's moons, which share similar orbits. The semi-major axes range between 11.15 and 11.75 Gm, the inclinations between 26.6° and 28.3°, and the eccentricities between 0.11 and 0.25.

Related Topics:
Jupiter - Orbit - Semi-major axes - Inclination - Eccentricities

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The known members of the group are (in order of increasing distance from Jupiter):

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Leda
• Himalia (the largest, who gives its name to the group)
• Lysithea
• Elara
• S/2000 J 11

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) reserves names in -a for the moons in this group.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~