Herse

Moon· orbits Jupiter

Herse is a moon orbiting Jupiter.

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Key facts

Orbit around Jupiter
764 Earth days
2.09 Earth years

Science

Orbit around Jupiter

Distance from Jupiter
0.184 AU
Orbital period
2.09 years
Eccentricity
0.1813
Inclination
165.59 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0335 S⊕ · 3% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, and L. Allen

Herse was discovered in 2003 by B. Gladman 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.