Demeter Comparison Table

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Demeter comparison table

Subject is part of is a kind of is an instance of has orbital period has discovery date has inclination has definition has eccentricity has discoverer

natural satellite satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

Demeter Jupiter natural satellite P = 259.2 days 1938 i = 29° Unofficial name for Jupiter X. e = 0.12 Nicholson

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has orbital period	has discovery date	has inclination	has definition	has eccentricity	has discoverer
natural satellite		satellite					Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).
Demeter	Jupiter		natural satellite	P = 259.2 days	1938	i = 29°	Unofficial name for Jupiter X.	e = 0.12	Nicholson

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