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Pandia (moon)

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that was submitted on their behalf by user "@emmabray182". They chose Pandia because their school's mascot is a
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by the Sun and other planets, which makes its orbit highly variable over time.
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between 26–31°. With an estimated diameter of 3 km (1.9 mi) for an
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and his team on 23 March 2017, but not announced until 17 July 2018 via a
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of 16.2, it is one of the smallest known members of the Himalia group.
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between 11–12 million km (6.8–7.5 million mi) and
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Precovery images of Pandia (centered) by the CFHT on 28 February 2003
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Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
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of about 11,481,000 km (7,134,000 mi) at an
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and their local village used to supply bamboo for a
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Sheppard 1534: 1533: 604:which are given names ending in 539:Minor Planet Electronic Circular 414: 99: 487:observations as early as 2003. 764:Earth & Planets Laboratory 35:Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 1: 1587:Moons with a prograde orbit 600:It belongs to the prograde 1603: 1521:Jupiter's moons in fiction 462:Víctor M. 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Index


Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope
Discovered by
Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery site
Cerro Tololo Obs.
/pænˈdə/
Πανδία
Alternative names
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Satellite of
Jupiter
Group
Himalia group
Proper orbital elements
semi-major axis
AU
AU
eccentricity
inclination
ecliptic
mean motion
deg
yr
orbital period
yr
d
perihelion

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