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Moon of Saturn — an irregular, distant moon

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A moon of Saturn.

At Saturn.

Measured

Goes round once every
449 days
Distance from Saturn
about 11,305,100 km (its orbit's average)
Orbit
inclined 47.3°, eccentricity 0.369
JPL / NAIF id
65179

How far, from the Earth

About 8.7 AU. To cross it:

  • Light1 hour 12 minutes
  • Voyager 1's speed2.44 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h1,480 years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its size is not well measured.

Where this comes from

  • Moons: JPL Planetary Satellite Mean Elements and Physical Parameters, paced to JPL Horizons. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Sizes JPL leaves out are estimates, mostly from brightness: Scott Sheppard's moon pages at Carnegie.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.