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Themisto (moon)
Themisto Discovery Discovered by
Charles Kowal (1975)
Elizabeth Roemer (1975)
Scott S. Sheppard (2000)
David C. Jewitt (2000)
Yanga R. Fernández (2000)
Eugene A. Magnier (2000) Discovered on
September 30, 1975 ...
Themisto
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in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.
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Themisto
1975
C. Kowal, E. Roemer
(Lost and then rediscovered in 2000 by S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, Y. Fernandez, G. Magnier, M. Holman, B. Marsden, G. Williams) ...
Themisto[31] is the innermost irregular moon and not part of a known family.[21] ...
Themisto
This is a single moon belonging to a group of its own, orbiting halfway between the Galilean moons and the Himalia group.
Himalia group ...
3. Themisto is in a group of its own, orbiting halfway between the Galilean moons and the next group.
4. The Himalia group is a tightly clustered group of moons with orbits around 11-12,000,000 km from Jupiter.
01 Galileo(2) 1610 Themisto XVIIIJupiter 7507 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/1975 J 1, S/2000 J1 Leda XIII Jupiter 11094 238.72 27.00 0.15 Kowal 1974 Himalia VI Jupiter 11480 250.57 28.00 0.16 Perrine 1904 Lysithea X Jupiter 11720 259.22 29.00 0.
77e16 Nicholson 1914 Names for the newer (discovered in the year 2000 or before) moons have been established (Oct 22, 2002): Jupiter XVII Callirrhoe = S/1999 J 1 Jupiter XVIII Themisto = S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1 Jupiter XIX Megaclite = S/2000 J 8 ...
By the way, the recently proposed new moon names are: Themisto, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Praxidike, Taygete, Chaldene, Kalyke, Callirrhoe, Megaclite, Isonoe, and Erinsome.
Still in order after the Galilean Satellites are recently discovered Themisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, and Elara. Then there are four more recently discovered moons, Ananke, and three more moons, of which scientists know little about.
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, ...
 See also: Jupiter, Period, Time, Satellite, Solar
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