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Themisto

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Also known as Jupiter XVIII, S/1975 J1, S/2000 J1

moon of Jupiter

AI overview

Themisto is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. It was discovered relatively recently (in 2000) and helps scientists better understand the complex system of moons surrounding Jupiter.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
irregular moon
Named after
Themisto
Parent body
Jupiter
Radius
4
Mass
690
Orbital period
129.95
Image
S 2000 J 1.jpg
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discoverer or inventor
David Clifford Jewitt
time of discovery or invention
2000-11-21
Commons category
Themisto (moon)
orbital eccentricity
0.2006
albedo
0.04
semi-major axis of an orbit
7393220
apparent magnitude
21
orbital inclination
45.28121
temperature
124
surface gravity
0.0029
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Encyclopedic overview

Themisto (/θəˈmɪstoʊ/), also known as Jupiter XVIII, is the innermost and one of the medium-sized irregular satellites of Jupiter.

Discovery and naming

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Themisto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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