Metis


Natural satellite of Jupiter

Discovered by Synnott in 1980 and provisionally designated 1979 J3 It is now designated Jupiter XVI Metis

This image of Metis was taken by the Galileo spacecraft on November 7, 1997 at a range of 637,000 kilometers (about 396,000 miles).

Images courtesy of NASA / Cornell University

Physical Parameters

Equatorial Diameter 40 kilometres

Orbital Parameters

Mean Distance from Jupiter 127,960,000 kilometres
Mean Sidereal Period 0.295 earthdays
Eccentricity 0
Inclination 0
Opposition Magnitude (Average) 17.5

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