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Planet Jupiter Moons: Ganymede

Ganymede is a moon of the planet Jupiter.

For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.

Ganymede Moon Facts
Mass (kg) 1.48e+23
Radius (km) 2,631
Density (gm/cm3) 1.94
Distance from Jupiter (km) 1,070,000
Period of rotation (days) 7.154553
Period of orbit (days) 7.154553
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 10.88
Eccentricity of orbit 0.002
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.195
Visual albedo 0.42
Visual magnitude 4.61

This moon can be viewed with binoculars or any telescope.



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