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Also known as Jupiter XIV, S/1979 J2

moon of Jupiter

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Thebe is a small moon that orbits Jupiter and was discovered in 1979. It matters to astronomers because studying it helps us understand the composition and behavior of Jupiter's moon system.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Named after
Thebe
Parent body
Jupiter
Radius
49.3
Mass
1.5
Orbital period
0.674536
Image
Thebe.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
Stephen P. Synnott
site of astronomical discovery
Voyager 1
Commons category
Thebe
time of discovery or invention
1979-03-05
topic's main category
Category:Thebe (moon)
albedo
0.047
orbital eccentricity
0.0177
periapsis
218000
apoapsis
226000
volume as quantity
500000
orbital inclination
1.076
semi-major axis of an orbit
221900
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