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Europa

Europa Moon Gemini Visible Level 3 Medium telescope (6-8") - Timing dependent
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Properties

Magnitude 5.3
Angular Size 1 arcmin
Distance 671096 ly
Type: Moon
Distance: 0.004 AU
Orbital Period: 3.5 days
Diameter: 1,561 km
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen
Features: Ice crust, lines
Icy surface; possible subsurface ocean.

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 04m 32.5s
Dec +22° 57' 56.7"
Constellation Gemini
Catalog Europa

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Skybred Feb 28, 2026