Leda

Leda, designated as Jupiter XIII, is an irregular outer satellite of Jupiter that’s within the Himalia Group. Despite being the 4th largest in its group, it’s actually fairly small when compared to other Himalia Group members or other moons.
==Discovery==
Charles D. Kowal discovered Leda at the Palomar Observatory on after taking various images from September 11–13 of 1974, with Leda seeming to be on all of them. The moon’s named was suggested by Kowal and adopted by the IAU in 1975.
==Appearance & Size==
Leda may have dark patches on its surface like other Himalia Group moons, as most of the moons look similar to each other. However, very little is actually known about what the moon looks like due to it not having any clear images of its surface features.
Leda has an estimated diameter of 12.4 miles, making it the 4th largest moon in the Himalia Group, and among the 15th largest overall.
==Orbit==
Leda orbits Jupiter at a distance of around 6.9 million miles, and takes 242 days to complete a full orbit. This makes it the closest moon to Jupiter in the Himalia Group, and the 10th closest overall.
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