Dia

Moon· orbits Jupiter

Dia is a moon orbiting Jupiter.

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Key facts

Orbit around Jupiter
280 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Jupiter

Distance from Jupiter
0.102 AU
Orbital period
280.1 days
Eccentricity
0.27
Inclination
30.63 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.036 S⊕ · 4% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, Y. Fernandez, G. Magnier

Dia was discovered in 2000 by S.S. Sheppard and colleagues. Jupiter's moons are named after lovers, daughters and descendants of the god Jupiter (the Greek Zeus). Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.

Images

No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.