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Elara

Elara is a moon that orbits the planet Jupiter.
 

 



Elara

 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

  Jupiter

Date Discovered

  1905

Discoverer

  Charles Perrine

Distance From Planet

  11,737,000 km

Mass

  7.77E+17 kg

Revolution Period

  259.65 days

Orbit Inclination

  28 degrees

Diameter

  90 km

Eccentricity

  0.027

Albedo

  0.03

Escape Velocity

  ~0.017 km/s

Temperature

  ~124 K

 
Description

Overview:
Elara is a moon that orbits the planet Jupiter. This moon maintains an average distance from Jupiter of 11,737,000 km. It takes this moon 259.65 days to orbit its planet.

Details:
This moon is a relatively small satellite for our solar system with a diameter of 90 km. It has an eccentricity of 0.027 and an orbit inclindation of 28 degrees.

Discovery:
This satellite was discovered by Charles Perrine in the year 1905.