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Himalia

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Also known as Jupiter VI, Hestia

moon of Jupiter

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Himalia is a moon of Jupiter, one of the many natural satellites that orbit the giant planet. While it's relatively small and distant compared to Jupiter's largest moons, it contributes to our understanding of the diverse collection of objects in Jupiter's orbit and the formation history of the Jupiter system.

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Encyclopedic overview

Himalia (/hɪˈmeɪliə, hɪˈmɑːliə/), also known as Jupiter VI, is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter. With a diameter of around 140 km (90 mi), it is the sixth largest Jovian satellite, after the four Galilean moons and Amalthea. It was discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory on 3 December 1904 and is named after the nymph Himalia, who bore three sons of Zeus (the Greek equivalent of Jupiter). It is the largest member of the Himalia group, a group of moons that orbit in the prograde direction around Jupiter, likely a collisional family originating from a captured asteroid.

Discovery and naming

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