Jupiter's Moon - Lysithea

L ysithea is the eleventh known satellite of Jupiter. Lysithea was a daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus's lovers. It was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1938. Very little is known about Lysithea

PHYSICAL DATA FOR LYSITHEA
 Mass (kg) 7.77e + 16
 Mass (Earth = 1) 1.3002e - 08
 Radius (km) 18
 Radius (Earth = 1) 12.8222e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 3.1
 Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) 11,720,000
 Magnitude (V0) 18.4


ORBITAL DATA FOR LYSITHEA
 Rotational period (days) ? 
 Orbital period (days) 259.22
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 3.29
 Orbital eccentricity 0.107
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 29.02
 Escape (km/s) 0.0240
 Albedo ? 


Physical Data Key
 
Mass Mass
Mass Mass compared to that of Earth.
Radius Radius
Radius Radius compared to that of Earth.
Mean Density Average Density.
Distance Distance to the planet's center.
Magnitude The brightness of a star or object.
 
 
Orbital Data Key
 
Rotational Period Number of days to make one complete rotation.
Orbital Period Number of days to obital the planet.
Mean Orbital Velocity Average obital speed.
Orbital Eccentricity Eccentricity.
Orbital Inclination The tilt of the moon or planet.
Escape Escape Velocity.
Albedo Visual geometric albedo.

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