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Elara

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Also known as Jupiter VII

moon of Jupiter

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Elara is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, one of many satellites in the giant planet's system. It matters primarily to astronomers and scientists studying Jupiter's moons and the structure of our solar system.

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Radius
43
Mass
870
Orbital period
259.64
Image
Elara2-LB1-mag17.jpg
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time of discovery or invention
1905-01-02
orbital eccentricity
0.2174
density
2.6
Commons category
Elara (moon)
apparent magnitude
16.3
semi-major axis of an orbit
11676677
orbital inclination
30.51712
albedo
0.040
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Elara /ˈɛlərə/ also known as Jupiter VII, is the second largest irregular satellite of Jupiter.

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