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S/2000 J 11
Discovery
Discovered by Scott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery date 2000
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius
12.555 million km
Eccentricity 0.248
Inclination 28°
Satellite of Jupiter
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
~2 km

Dia (S/2000 J 11) ls the second-outermost prograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000.

Dia is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 12,555,000 km in 287 days, at an inclination of 28° (to Jupiter's equator), and with an orbital eccentricity of 0.248.

The moon is included in the Himalia group. After discovery it was lost for ten years because the orbit was poorly known. Recovery allowed much better precision.

  1. Ephemeris IAU-MPC NSES
  2. Mean orbital parameters NASA JPL


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