Himalia

Himalia — moon orbiting Jupiter, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Himalia in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

The largest of Jupiter’s far-flung irregular moons, probably a captured asteroid. It loops around Jupiter every 250 days on a tilted, stretched orbit about 11 million km out — drawn here with its real tilt and eccentricity.

Radius

85 km

Orbit

11.4 million km from Jupiter

Period

249.91 days

Discovered

1904 — Charles Perrine, Lick Observatory

Rank

Largest of Jupiter’s irregular outer moons

Orbit shape

Tilted ~28° and stretched (e ≈ 0.16)

Shape

About 150 × 120 km (Cassini, 2000); drawn as a sphere

Explore Himalia in 3D

Cosmoscope places Himalia in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.