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[edit] Summary
Groups of irregular satellites of Jupiter.
The most distant regular satellite Callisto is shown for reference. Plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.
[edit] Main graph
- The position of a satellite (in polar co-ordinates) represents
- its orbit's semi-major axis a (horizontal axis: in Gm and as a fraction of the Hill sphere's radius)
- orbit’s inclination i in degrees
- The size of the circle illustrates the satellite's size relative to others:
- The eccentricity of selected orbits is shown indirectly by a segment extending from the left (pericenter) to the apocentre to the right. In other words, the segment illustrates the variations of the object's distance from the planet.
[edit] Data source
- Mean Orbital Elements JPL (Aug 2006).
- Size estimations: Sheppard Sheppard pages (Aug 2006)
Description |
Groups of irregular satellites of Jupiter
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Source |
Plotted by a program written by author
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Date |
26 August 2006
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Author |
User:Eurocommuter
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Permission
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current | 08:35, 30 August 2006 | 400×400 (19 KB) | Eurocommuter | |
| 15:15, 26 August 2006 | 400×400 (19 KB) | Eurocommuter | |
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