Helike
Moon· orbits Jupiter
Helike is a moon orbiting Jupiter.
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Key facts
Orbit around Jupiter
643 Earth days
1.76 Earth years
Science
Orbit around Jupiter
- Distance from Jupiter
- 0.144 AU
- Orbital period
- 1.76 years
- Eccentricity
- 0.08757
- Inclination
- 130.72 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.0374 S⊕ · 4% of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- S.S. Sheppard
Helike was discovered in 2003 by S.S. Sheppard. 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.