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Planet Jupiter Moons: Thebe
Thebe is a moon of the planet Jupiter.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Thebe Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
7.77e+17 |
| Radius (km) |
55x45 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.5 |
| Distance from Jupiter (km) |
221,895 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
0.674536 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
0.674536 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
23.93 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0183 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
1.0659 |
| Visual albedo |
0.05 |
| Visual magnitude |
15.7 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in most amateur telescopes.
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