Dia

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Dia is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant Jovian satellite system.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dia canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Jupiter ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
outer moon of Jupiter ⓘ
albedo low ⓘ
belongsTo Solar System ⓘ
outer irregular satellites of Jupiter ⓘ
celestialBodyType small Jovian moon ⓘ
confirmedAsMoonOf Jupiter ⓘ
discoveredBy David C. Jewitt ⓘ
Jan Kleyna ⓘ
Scott S. Sheppard ⓘ
discoveryMethod ground-based telescopic observations ⓘ
discoveryYear 2000 ⓘ
eccentricity moderate orbital eccentricity ⓘ
hasInclination low inclination relative to Jupiter’s equator (prograde Himalia-group orbit) ⓘ
locatedIn outer region of Jupiter’s Hill sphere ⓘ
meanDiameter approximately 4 km ⓘ
memberOf Himalia group ⓘ
Jovian satellite system ⓘ
mythologyOrigin Greek mythology ⓘ
namedAfter Dia from Greek mythology ⓘ
observationalStatus faint and difficult to observe from Earth ⓘ
orbitalDirection prograde ⓘ
orbitalPeriod approximately 287 days ⓘ
orbits Jupiter ⓘ
provisionalDesignation S/2000 J 11 ⓘ
rotationState not well determined ⓘ
semiMajorAxis approximately 12,555,000 km ⓘ
shape irregular ⓘ
spectralType likely similar to C-type or D-type asteroids ⓘ
surfaceComposition likely dark, carbon-rich material ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.