Gilly

Telescopic view of Gilly in 0.17

The TARDIS on Gilly.

Gilly is a tiny asteroid and the only natural satellite of Eve.

As of update .17, Gilly's surface is buggy and dangerous to land on, most likely due to the Kraken. Kerbonauts land at their own risk.

Characteristics

• Equatorial Radius: 13000m

• Minimum Elevation: ... m

• Maximum Elevation: ... m

• Mass: 1.242E+017 kg

• Density: 13496.5 kg/cm³

• Surface Gravity: 0.05 m/s² or 0.005g

• Gravitational parameter: ... km³/s²

• Escape velocity from surface: ~28 m/s

• Rotation Period: 7.85 hours; Rotation: 45.86 degrees per hour, or 2.9 m/s

• Synchronous Orbit altitude: ~40000 m; Stationary Orbit velocity: ~12.4 m/s

Orbital Characteristics

• Parent Body: Eve

• Semi-Major Axis: 31500000 m

• Inclination: 12°

• Eccentricity: 0.55

• Velocity: 509.34525790119191843171414199694 m/s

• Longitude of Ascending Node: 80°

• Argument of Periapsis: 90°

• Mean Anomaly at Epoch UT = ... radians

• Orbital Period: 107 hours, 56 minutes, 18 seconds

• Synodic Period from Eve's Surface: ... hours, ... minutes, ... seconds

• Sphere of influence: 126123 m or ... body radii

An unsuccessful touchdown attempt, note the landing legs clipping through terrain.

Changes

0.17

• Initial Release

See Also

• Universe
• Star
• Moon
• Asteroid