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The arrow is pointing at Leda - copyright Calvin J. HamiltonLeda, the ninth satellite of Jupiter was discovered by C. Kowal in 1974. In Greek mythology, Leda was the mother of Helen and Pollux and is the queen of Sparta. There is very little information known about Leda.


PHYSICAL DATA FOR LEDA
 Mass (kg) 5.68e + 15
 Mass (Earth = 1) 9.5047e - 10
 Radius (km) 8
 Radius (Earth = 1) 1.2543e - 03
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 2.7
 Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) 11,094,000
 Magnitude (V0) 20.2



ORBITAL DATA FOR LEDA
 Rotational period (days)
 Orbital period (days) 238.72
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 3.38
 Orbital eccentricity 0.1476
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 26.07
 Escape (km/s) 0.0097
 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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