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Planet Jupiter Moons: Lysithea
Lysithea is a moon of the planet Jupiter.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Lysithea Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
7.77e+16 |
| Radius (km) |
18 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
3.1 |
| Distance from Jupiter (km) |
11,720,000 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
- |
| Period of orbit (days) |
259.22 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
3.29 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.107 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
29.02 |
| Visual albedo |
- |
| Visual magnitude |
18.4 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in most telescopes.
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