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Dia (moon)

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Initial observations were not followed up, and Dia was not observed for more than a decade after 2000. This apparent disappearance led some astronomers to consider the moon lost. One theory was that it had crashed into
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Dia is thought to be about 4 kilometres in diameter. It orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 12 million km in 274 days, at an
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in December 2001. In the second frame Dia is not visible due to Jupiter's glare reducing the relative brightnesses of the stars.
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An abundant population of small irregular satellites around Jupiter
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The satellite is one of several known small bodies in the
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Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
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Dia was discovered by a team of astronomers from the
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Index

Discovered by
Scott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Yanga R. Fernández
Eugene A. Magnier
Discovery site
Mauna Kea Obs.
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Δῖα
Alternative names
Adjectives
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Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
Mean anomaly
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
Satellite of
Jupiter
Group
Himalia group
Mean diameter
Apparent magnitude
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prograde
irregular satellite
Jupiter

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