Elara (pronounced "EE lar uh") is a
moon of
Jupiter. It was discovered by [Charles Dillon Perrine]
? at [Lick Observatory]
? in
1905 and is named after the mother by
Zeus of the giant Tityus
?.
- Orbital radius: 11,737,000 km
- diameter: 76 km
- mass: 7.77*1017 kg
- Orbital period: 259.7 days
- Orbital inclination: 28°