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    Saturn, moons

    Saturn has 60 known moons. The latest were discovered by the Cassini spacecraft and announced in 2006-07. Click on the links in the table below for further information.


    Moon Semimajor
    axis (km)    		 Orbital period (days) Orbital
    Eccentricity    		 Orbital
    Inclination (°)    		 Diameter (km)
    Pan 133,584 0.575 0.0000 0.001 35 × 35 × 23
    Daphnis 136,505 0.594 ~0.0 ~0.0 6-8
    Atlas 137,670 0.602 0.0012 0.003 46 × 38 × 19
    Prometheus 139,380 0.613 0.0022 0.008 119 × 87 × 61
    Pandora 141,720 0.629 0.0042 0.050 103 × 80 × 64
    Epimetheus 151,422 0.694 0.0098 0.335 135 × 108 × 105
    Janus 151,460 0.695 0.0068 0.163 193 × 173 × 137
    Mimas 185,404 0.942 0.0202 1.566 415 × 394 × 381
    Methone 194,440 1.010 0.000 0.007 ~3
    Anthe 197,700 1.04 0.001 0.1 ~2
    Pallene 212,280 1.15 0.004 0.18 ~4
    Enceladus 237,948 1.37 0.005 0.02 513 × 503 × 497
    Tethys 294,619 1.888 0.000 1.12 1081 × 1062 × 1055
    Telesto 294,619 1.888 0.000 1.19 29 × 22 × 20
    Calypso 294,629 1.888 0.000 1.56 30 × 23 × 14
    Dione 377,396 2.737 0.002 0.02 1123
    Helene 377,396 2.737 0.002 0.20 36 × 32 × 30
    Polydeuces 377,396 2.737 0.019 0.18 3.5
    Rhea 527,108 4.518 0.001 0.35 1529
    Titan 1,221,930 15.95 0.029 0.35 5151
    Hyperion 1,481,010 21.28 0.123 0.43 360 × 280 × 225
    Iapetus 3,560,820 79.33 0.029 15 1460 × 1498 × 1425
    Kiviuq 11,273,100 446.87 0.1551 49.458 ~16
    Ijiraq 11,340,600 450.88 0.3476 50.409 ~12
    Phoebe 12,921,800 548.40 0.1809 172.992 230 × 220 × 210
    Paaliaq 15,112,900 693.64 0.4409 46.896 ~22
    Skathi 15,609,100 728.08 0.2614 148.792 ~8
    Albiorix 16,194,300 769.41 0.6110 36.424 ~32
    S/2007 S2 16,523,200 792.96 0.2181 176.68 ~6
    Bebhionn 16,821,800 814.56 0.3574 42.099 ~6
    Skoll 17,576,900 870.02 0.4294 155.551 6
    Erriapo 17,749,000 882.83 0.4615 37.887 ~10
    Siarnaq 17,808,100 887.24 0.4779 44.914 ~40
    Tarqeq (LII) 17,880,100 892.55 0.1066 49.864 ~7
    S/2004 S13 18,056,300 905.85 0.2610 167.379 ~6
    Hyrrokkin 18,347,400 927.85 0.3552 153.342 ~8
    Tarvos 18,562,800 944.23 0.5438 33.679 ~15
    Mundilfari 18,589,900 946.30 0.1844 169.187 ~7
    Greip (LI) 18,654,100 951.20 0.3170 172.851 ~6
    S/2006 S1 18,930,200 972.41 0.1303 154.232 ~6
    Jarnsaxa (L) 19,039,700 980.85 0.1942 163.173 ~6
    Bergelmir 19,061,300 982.52 0.1730 157.421 ~6
    S/2004 S17 19,099,200 985.45 0.2259 166.881 ~4
    Narvi 19,239,900 996.36 0.2814 138.231 ~7
    Suttungr 19,359,500 1005.67 0.1278 174.243 ~7
    Hati 19,709,300 1033.05 0.3080 163.131 ~6
    S/2004 S12 19,905,900 1048.54 0.3963 164.042 ~5
    Farbauti 19,950,000 1052.03 0.1859 158.435 ~5
    Bestla 20,300,100 1079.85 0.7309 146.965 ~7
    S/2007 S3 20,462,800 1092.85 0.1296 177.220 ~5
    Aegir 20,482,900 1094.46 0.2253 167.425 ~6
    S/2004 S7 20,576,700 1101.99 0.5541 165.596 ~6
    Thrymr 20,598,100 1003.71 0.3935 174.577 ~7
    S/2006 S3 21,076,300 1142.37 0.4710 150.818 ~6
    Kari 21,981,200 1216.72 0.3871 147.971 ~7
    Fenrir 22,598,700 1268.35 0.1257 162.796 ~4
    Loge 23,206,500 1319.86 0.1789 166.687 ~6
    Sutur 23,316,600 1329.27 0.4016 166.354 ~6
    Ymir 23,639,600 1356.98 0.2665 172.656 ~18
    Fornjot 25,770,000 1544.49 0.1561 167.779 ~6


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