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Ganymede
Moon · Topics referred to by the same term
About Ganymede
On 2026-01-01, the date the map shows, Ganymede was 5.21 AU from the Sun; sunlight takes 43.3 minutes to reach it.
It goes round its planet once every 7.16 days, 1,070,854 km away on average.
It is about 5,268 km across.
The map lists it as a moon and shows it in the Solar System part of the map, drawn on the plane of Earth’s orbit (the ecliptic).
Key numbers
| Orbit radius (semi-major axis) | 1,070,854 km |
|---|---|
| Orbital period | 7.16 days |
| Eccentricity | 0.0022 |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Radius | 2,634.1 km |
| Distance from the Sun | 5.21 AU |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Jupiter › Solar System › Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Jupiter's orbit, a view about 14 AU across.
From Wikipedia
Ganymede most commonly refers to:Ganymede (mythology), Trojan prince in Greek mythology, or his nephew of the same name Ganymede (moon), Jupiter's largest moon, named after the mythological character
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Ganymede, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.