Research Article

Distribution Inference for Physical and Orbital Properties of Jupiter’s Moons

Table 2

The distribution inference in each physical and orbital characteristic (Carme group).

CharacteristicsDistribution inferenceParameter estimatesp-value

Semi-major axis (107 km)logistic distribution = 2.3326, = 0.006513460.9988
Mean orbit velocity (103 km/h)logistic distribution = 8.21989, = 0.01128050.6607
Orbit eccentricity (10−1)Birnbaum-Saunders distribution = 2.54254, = 0.03308880.6245
Inclination of orbit (102°)t location-scale distribution= 1.6511, = 0.0017, = 0.87510.6662
Equatorial radius (km)t location-scale distribution= 1.65708, = 0.440683, = 1.145010.7119
Escape velocity (km/h)t location-scale distribution = 7.32997, = 1.58419, = 1.068210.6619