Elara

E642761

Elara is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter, classified among its retrograde, non-spherical satellites.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Elara canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
non-spherical moon
retrograde satellite
absoluteMagnitude ~10.8
albedo low
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian system
Solar System
color dark
discoveredAs Jupiter VII
discoverer Charles Dillon Perrine
discoveryDate 1905
discoverySite Lick Observatory
eccentricity 0.22
groupCharacteristic shares similar orbits with Himalia group moons
hasOrbitalCharacteristic distant outer orbit around Jupiter
highly inclined orbit relative to Jupiter’s equator
inclination_degrees ~26
isGravitationallyBoundTo Jupiter
isPartOf Jovian irregular satellite population
meanDiameter_km 86
meanDistanceFromJupiter_Mm 11.74
meanRadius_km 43
memberOf Himalia group
namedAfter Elara (lover of Zeus)
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalPeriod_days 259.65
orbits Jupiter
rotation likely non-synchronous
satelliteOf Jupiter
semiMajorAxis_km 11740000
shape irregular
spectralType C-type (carbonaceous-like)
surfaceComposition dark, likely carbon-rich material

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Minyas father Elara