Amalthea
Amalthea. V satellite of Jupiter, closest to the planet. Diameter about 140 km, i = 0.04° e = 0.0028, P = 0.498 days. Discovered by Barnard in 1892..
Jupiter V" redirects here. For the story by Arthur C. Clarke, see Jupiter Five. For the aircraft engine, see Bristol Jupiter.
Not to be confused with 113 Amalthea, a main-belt asteroid.
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