MoonMoon of Jupiter
Himalia
Jupiter's largest irregular satellite.
170km
Diameter11,461,000km
From Jupiter250.6days
Orbital Period1904
DiscoveredAbout
Himalia is the largest irregular moon of Jupiter and the fifth-largest overall Jovian moon.
Properties
170km
Diameter11,461,000km
Semi-major Axis250.56days
Orbital Period6.7e18kg
Mass2.60g/cm³
Density1904
Discovery YearCharles Dillon Perrine
Discovered ByNotable Facts
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Himalia is the largest member of its orbital group of prograde irregular moons
Other Moons of Jupiter
Io
The most volcanically active body in the solar system and innermost Galilean moon.
3,643.2 km
Diameter
1.8 d
Orbit
1610
Discovered
Europa
Jupiter moon with a subsurface ocean considered a prime candidate for extraterrestrial life.
3,121.6 km
Diameter
3.6 d
Orbit
1610
Discovered
Ganymede
The largest moon in the solar system, bigger than Mercury, with its own magnetic field.
5,268.2 km
Diameter
7.2 d
Orbit
1610
Discovered
Callisto
Jupiter's second-largest moon with the most cratered surface in the solar system.
4,820.6 km
Diameter
16.7 d
Orbit
1610
Discovered