An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The tenth of Jupiter’s known satellites, 186 km in diameter revolving at a mean distance of 11,480,000 km from Jupiter. Discovered in 1904 by the Argentine-American astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine (1867-1951).

See also: Himalia was a nymph of the island of Rhodes. She was seduced by the god Zeus (Jupiter).