Leda (moon) & Leda (mythic Greek princess) - Leda and the Swan fountain / Fontána Léda s labutí - Podebrady (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 08.934 E 015° 07.351
33U E 508753 N 5555193
Jupiters's moon Leda bears name of a mythological Greek princes Leda. The given coordinates mark beautiful Leda statue (with the Swan), part of the fountain in the Spa park (Lázenský park) in spa town Podebrady.
Waymark Code: WM129JW
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/06/2020
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Jupiters's moon Leda bears name of a mythological Greek princes Leda. The given coordinates mark beautiful Leda statue (with the Swan), part of the fountain in the Spa park (Lázenský park) in spa town Podebrady.
Leda, also known as Jupiter XIII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory on September 14, 1974. It was named after Leda, who was raped by Zeus, the Greek equivalent of Jupiter (who came to her in the form of a swan). Kowal suggested the name and the IAU endorsed it in 1975. Leda belongs to the Himalia group, five moons orbiting between 11 and 13 Gm from Jupiter at an inclination of about 27.5°. The orbital elements given here are as of January 2000, but they are continuously changing due to solar and planetary perturbations. [wiki]
The statue of Leda with the Swan, work of sculptor Bretislav Benda from 1961, is located in the northern part of the Spa Park. The author was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Leda (a wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta), who was seduced by Zeus, turned into a swan. Their relationship gave birth to a beautiful Helena. Leda' myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan.