Himalia (moon)

Himalia (hye-mal'-ee-a, also hi-mahl'-ee-a, IPA {{IPA|/haɪ'mæ.li.ə/}}, {{IPA|/hɪ'mɑ:li.ə/}}; Greek ?Ιμαλíα) is a moon of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia who bore three sons of Zeus.

External links

• Astronomical Journal, 24 (1905) 154B
• Astronomical Journal, 24 (1905) 160 (same as above)
• Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 17 (1905) 22
• Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 173 (1905) 1
• Harvard College Observatory Bulletin, 175 (1905) 1
• Astronomische Nachrichten, 169 (1905) 43/44

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Related Topics:
Leda - Lysithea

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