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Lysithea

Satellite
Lysithea is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938 at Mount Wilson Observatory and is named after the mythological Lysithea, daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus' lovers. Wikipedia
Discovered: July 6, 1938
Radius: 11.185 mi
Orbital period: 259 days
Gravity: 0.013 m/s²
Orbits: Jupiter
Density: 2.6 g/cm³