Amalthea Comparison Table

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Amalthea comparison table

Subject is part of is a kind of is an instance of has diameter has orbital period has synonym has discovery date has inclination has definition has eccentricity has discoverer

natural satellite satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

Amalthea Jupiter natural satellite 140 km 0.498 days Barnard's satellite 1892 i = 0°.4 The innermost satellite of Jupiter. e = 0.0028 Barnard

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has diameter	has orbital period	has synonym	has discovery date	has inclination	has definition	has eccentricity	has discoverer
natural satellite		satellite							Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).
Amalthea	Jupiter		natural satellite	140 km	0.498 days	Barnard's satellite	1892	i = 0°.4	The innermost satellite of Jupiter.	e = 0.0028	Barnard

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