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Himalia group

The Himalia group is a dynamical grouping of Jupiter's moons, which share similar orbits. The semi-major axes range between 11.15 and 11.75 Gm, the inclinations between 26.6° and 28.3°, and the eccentricities between 0.11 and 0.25.

The known members of the group are (in order of increasing distance from Jupiter):

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) reserves names in -a for the moons in this group.

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