Moons of Jupiter: Ganymede
Ganymede is one of the 4 large Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter. For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the Planets.
Ganymede Stats
- Mass (kg)
- 1.48e+23
- Radius (km)
- 2,631
- Density (gm/cm3)
- 1.94
- Distance from planet (km)
- 1,070,000
- Rotational period (days)
- 7.154553
- Orbital period (days)
- 7.154553
- Orbital velocity (km/sec)
- 10.88
- Eccentricity of orbit
- 0.002
- Inclination of orbit (°)
- 0.195
- Albedo
- 0.42
- Magnitude (Vo)
- 4.61
- Atmosphere
- oxygen

Ganymede can be viewed with binoculars or any telescope.