Himalia

Summary

Himalia is a moon of Jupiter^[1]. Himalia draws 1,658 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_jupiter category, ranking #10 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• Himalia is credited with the discovery of Charles Dillon Perrine^[3].
• Himalia's instance of is recorded as moon of Jupiter^[4].
• Himalia's instance of is recorded as irregular moon^[5].
• Himalia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lick Observatory^[6].
• Himalia is named after Himalia^[7].
• Himalia's Commons category is recorded as Himalia (moon)^[8].
• Himalia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Jupiter^[9].
• Himalia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 3, 1904^[10].
• Himalia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[11].
• Himalia's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[12].
• Himalia's different from is recorded as Himalia^[13].
• Himalia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+29.90917'}^[14].
• Himalia's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+6.7'}^[15].
• Himalia's radius is recorded as {'amount': '+85'}^[16].
• Himalia's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+248.29'}^[17].
• Himalia's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'amount': '+11493550'}^[18].
• Himalia's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[19].
• Himalia's surface gravity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.062'}^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Jupiter^[4] and irregular moon^[5].

Origins

Himalia is named after Himalia^[7].

Influence

Things named for Himalia include Himalia Ridge^[21], a ridge^[22].

Why It Matters

Himalia draws 1,658 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_jupiter category, ranking #10 of 91).^[2] Himalia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Himalia is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for Himalia include Himalia Ridge^[21], a ridge^[22].