Leda

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Leda is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant, retrograde satellite group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Leda canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pasiphae group member
moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
outer satellite of Jupiter
retrograde satellite
albedo low
belongsTo outer irregular satellites of Jupiter
belongsToPlanet Jupiter
belongsToSystem Jovian system
celestialBody Jupiter
color dark
diameter_km ~20
discoveredAt Mount Palomar Observatory
linked to: Palomar Observatory
discoveredBy Charles T. Kowal
discoveryDate 1974-09-14
discoveryMethod photographic observation
discoveryStatus confirmed
discoveryYear 1974
escapeVelocity_km_s <0.05
exploredBySpacecraft none (no dedicated flyby or imaging)
group Pasiphae group
hasAtmosphere no significant atmosphere
hasOrbitalResonance none known
hostPlanet Jupiter
isGravitationallyBoundTo Jupiter
isOuterMoonOf Jupiter
isPartOf Solar System
mass very low
meanDistanceFromJupiter_AU ~0.0746
meanDistanceFromJupiter_km ~11160000
meanRadius_km ~10
namedAfter Leda (mythology)
linked to: Leda

Leda, queen of Sparta in Greek mythology
linked to: Leda
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalEccentricity ~0.16
orbitalInclination_degrees ~27
orbitalPeriod_days ~238.7
orbits Jupiter
orbitsBodyType gas giant
rotation likely synchronous
semiMajorAxis_km ~11160000
shape irregular
spectralType C-type (assumed)
surfaceComposition dark, carbon-rich material (assumed)
surfaceGeology unresolved

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.