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Table 3.
Osculating orbital elements corresponding to the Cartesian conditions in Table 1.
| Element | Io | Europa | Ganymede | Callisto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-major axis | 4.2203882962178e+05 | 6.7125250226694e+05 | 1.0705037570640e+06 | 1.8827839858043e+06 |
| Eccentricity | 4.7208180352021e−03 | 9.8185357623597e−03 | 1.4579320486125e−03 | 7.4398609033480e−03 |
| Inclination | 3.7583968915495e−02 | 4.6224994231893e−01 | 2.0686778845732e−01 | 1.9964604311274e−01 |
| Longitude of the node | 2.4307740400984e+02 | 1.8009776470137e+02 | 7.2912129534872e+01 | 1.5833629680670e+02 |
| Argument of the perijove | 1.6168078566908e+02 | 4.8941393235721e+01 | 2.3160580130411e+02 | 1.9754711726587e+02 |
| Mean anomaly | 3.3518221112606e+02 | 3.4542002854049e+02 | 2.7727663735805e+02 | 8.5074032871365e+01 |
Notes. Semi-major axes are in kilometers, and the angles are expressed in degrees. The epoch is J2000.
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