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863:Marsden, Brian G. (7 October 1975).
867:. International Astronomical Union.
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808:"Scott S. Sheppard - Jupiter Moons"
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707:Adjectives from Proper Names
1700:Moons with a prograde orbit
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1634:Jupiter's moons in fiction
949:Jupiter's Known Satellites
588:Jupiter's moons in fiction
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865:"Satellites of Jupiter"
663:Oxford University Press
531:. It was discovered by
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659:UK English Dictionary
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16:Outer moon of Jupiter
1685:Irregular satellites
890:Astronomical Journal
705:R.W. Chapman (1939)
692:Wit Pietrzak (2011)
679:Ken Monteith (2007)
616:Astronomical Journal
558:Leda belongs to the
299:(11,195,980 km)
902:2000AJ....120.2679J
777:2015ApJ...809....3G
681:Yeats and theosophy
628:1975AJ.....80..460K
543:, who was raped by
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79:Discovery date
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68:Discovery site
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1588:Jupiter LIX
1534:Jupiter LVI
1505:S/2003 J 10
1470:Jupiter LXI
1386:S/2003 J 24
1347:Carme group
1337:Jupiter LXX
1293:S/2003 J 12
1248:S/2003 J 16
1233:Jupiter LIV
1228:Jupiter LII
1006:Inner moons
818:26 November
622:: 460–464.
432:1.7 km
354:Inclination
343:Mean motion
135:Named after
93:Designation
1669:Categories
1603:Callirrhoe
1544:S/2016 J 4
1539:S/2003 J 4
1500:S/2021 J 5
1495:S/2018 J 3
1480:S/2003 J 9
1475:Jupiter LI
1411:Kallichore
1406:S/2021 J 4
1381:S/2021 J 6
1366:S/2016 J 3
1361:S/2022 J 2
1356:S/2022 J 1
1313:S/2003 J 2
1288:S/2021 J 1
1273:S/2021 J 2
1263:S/2022 J 3
1223:S/2021 J 3
1213:Jupiter LV
1164:S/2018 J 4
1143:S/2011 J 3
1114:S/2018 J 2
768:1505.07820
594:References
386:312.92965°
374:190.18497°
269:2457800.5)
150:Adjectives
1573:Megaclite
1303:Thelxinoe
1278:Praxidike
1253:Harpalyke
918:120372170
333:137.02571
321:+242.02 d
309:0.1648788
186:, Ledean
1653:Category
1622:See also
1561:Pasiphae
1554:Hegemone
1529:Eurydome
1436:Eukelade
1391:Chaldene
1371:Pasithee
1332:Hermippe
1258:Orthosie
1189:Valetudo
1182:Valetudo
1133:Lysithea
1085:Themisto
1078:Themisto
1068:Callisto
1061:Ganymede
1023:Amalthea
1018:Adrastea
881:(2000).
761:(1): 9.
696:p. 70–72
582:See also
522:prograde
360:ecliptic
1598:Autonoe
1578:Cyllene
1446:Taygete
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