Muins o SaturnM kC hk
The muins o Saturn are numerous an diverse,[1] rangin frae tiny muinlets less nor 1 kilometre athort tae the enormous Titan, which is lairger nor the planet Mercur.
Table o contents
- 1 Leet
- 1.1 Confirmed muins
- 1.2 Unconfirmed muins
- 2 References
Leet[eedit | eedit soorce]
Confirmed muins[eedit | eedit soorce]
The Saturnian muins are leetit here bi orbital period (or semi-major axis), frar shortest tae langest. Muins massive enough for thair surfaces tae hae collapsed intae a spheroid are heichlichtit in bauld, while the irregular muins are leetit in reid, orange an gray backgrund.
| Key | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| † Major icy muins |
♠ Titan |
‡ Inuit group |
♦ Gallic group |
♣ Norse group |
| Order | Label [lower-alpha 1] |
Name | Pronunciation (key) | Image | Diameter (km)[lower-alpha 2] | Mass (×1015 kg) [lower-alpha 3] |
Semi-major axis (km) [lower-alpha 4] | Orbital period (d)[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | Inclination [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] | Eccentricity | Poseetion | Discovery year[2] |
Discoverer [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S/2009 S/2009 S 1 | — | ≈ 0.3 | < 0.0001 | ≈ 117000 | ≈ 0.47 | ≈ 0° | ≈ 0 | ooter B Raing | 2009 | Cassini[9] | ||
| (muinlets) | — | 0.04 to 0.4 (Earhart) | < 0.0001 | ≈ 130000 | ≈ 0.55 | ≈ 0° | ≈ 0 | Three 1000 km bands within A Ring | 2006 | Cassini | |||
| 2 | XVIII | Pan Pan | ˈpæn | 28.2±2.6 (34 × 31 × 20) |
4.95±0.75 | 133584 | +0.57505 | 0.001° | 0.000035 | in Encke Division | 1990 | M. Showalter | |
| 3 | XXXV | Daphnis Daphnis | ˈdæfnᵻs | 7.6±1.6 (9 × 8 × 6) |
0.084±0.012 | 136505 | +0.59408 | ≈ 0° | ≈ 0 | in Keeler Gap | 2005 | Cassini | |
| 4 | XV | Atlas Atlas | ˈætləs | 30.2±1.8 (41 × 35 × 19) |
6.6±0.045 | 137670 | +0.60169 | 0.003° | 0.0012 | outer A Ring shepherd | 1980 | Voyager 2 | |
| 5 | XVI | Prometheus Prometheus | proʊˈmiːθiːəs | 86.2±5.4 (136 × 79 × 59) |
159.5±1.5 | 139380 | +0.61299 | 0.008° | 0.0022 | inner F Ring shepherd | 1980 | Voyager 2 | |
| 6 | XVII | Pandora Pandora | pænˈdɔərə | 81.4±3.0 (104 × 81 × 64) |
137.1±1.9 | 141720 | +0.62850 | 0.050° | 0.0042 | outer F Ring Shepherd | 1980 | Voyager 2 | |
| 7a | XI | Epimetheus Epimetheus | ˌɛpᵻˈmiːθiːəs | 116.2±3.6 (130 × 114 × 106) |
526.6±0.6 | 151422 | +0.69433 | 0.335° | 0.0098 | co-orbital wi Janus | 1977 | J. Fountain, an S. Larson | |
| 7b | X | Janus Janus | ˈdʒeɪnəs | 179.0±2.8 (203 × 185 × 153) |
1897.5±0.6 | 151472 | +0.69466 | 0.165° | 0.0068 | co-orbital wi Epimetheus | 1966 | A. Dollfus | |
| 9 | LIII | Aegaeon Aegaeon | iːˈdʒiːən | ≈ 0.5 | ≈ 0.0001 | 167500 | +0.80812 | 0.001° | 0.0002 | G Ring moonlet | 2008 | Cassini | |
| 10 | I | Mimas †Mimas | ˈmaɪməs / ˈmiːməs | 396.4±0.8 (416 × 393 × 381) |
37493±31 | 185404 | +0.942422 | 1.566° | 0.0202 | 1789 | W. Herschel | ||
| 11 | XXXII | Methone Methone | mᵻˈθoʊniː | 3.2±1.2 | ≈ 0.02 | 194440 | +1.00957 | 0.007° | 0.0001 | Alkyonides | 2004 | Cassini | |
| 12 | XLIX | Anthe Anthe | ˈænθiː | ≈ 1 | ≈ 0.007 | 197700 | +1.03650 | 0.1° | 0.001 | Alkyonides | 2007 | Cassini | |
| 13 | XXXIII | Pallene Pallene | pəˈliːniː | 5.0±1.2 (6 × 6 × 4) |
≈ 0.05 | 212280 | +1.15375 | 0.181° | 0.0040 | Alkyonides | 2004 | Cassini | |
| 14 | II | Enceladus †Enceladus | ɛnˈsɛlədəs | 504.2±0.4 (513 × 503 × 497) |
108022±101 | 237950 | +1.370218 | 0.010° | 0.0047 | Generates the E ring | 1789 | W. Herschel | |
| 15 | III | Tethys †Tethys | ˈtiːθᵻs / ˈtɛθᵻs | 1062±1.2 (1077 × 1057 × 1053) |
617449±132 | 294619 | +1.887802 | 0.168° | 0.0001 | 1684 | G. Cassini | ||
| 15a | XIII | Telesto Telesto | tᵻˈlɛstoʊ | 24.8±0.8 (33 × 24 × 20) |
≈ 9.41 | 294619 | +1.887802 | 1.158° | 0.000 | leadin Tethys trojan | 1980 | B. Smith, H. Reitsema, S. Larson, an J. Fountain | |
| 15b | XIV | Calypso Calypso | kəˈlɪpsoʊ | 21.4±1.4 (30 × 23 × 14) |
≈ 6.3 | 294619 | +1.887802 | 1.473° | 0.000 | trailing Tethys trojan | 1980 | D. Pascu, P. Seidelmann, W. Baum, an D. Currie | |
| 18 | IV | Dione †Dione | daɪˈoʊniː | 1122.8±0.8 (1128 × 1123 × 1119) |
1095452±168 | 377396 | +2.736915 | 0.002° | 0.0022 | 1684 | G. Cassini | ||
| 18a | XII | Helene Helene | ˈhɛlᵻniː | 35.2±0.8 (43 × 38 × 26) |
≈ 24.46 | 377396 | +2.736915 | 0.212° | 0.0022 | leadin Dione trojan | 1980 | P. Laques an J. Lecacheux | |
| 18b | XXXIV | Polydeuces Polydeuces | ˌpɒliˈdjuːsiːz | 2.6±0.8 (3 × 2 × 1) |
≈ 0.03 | 377396 | +2.736915 | 0.177° | 0.0192 | trailing Dione trojan | 2004 | Cassini | |
| 21 | V | Rhea †Rhea | ˈriːə | 1527.0±1.2 (1530 × 1526 × 1525) |
2306518±353 | 527108 | +4.518212 | 0.327° | 0.001258 | 1672 | G. Cassini | ||
| 22 | VI | Titan ♠Titan | ˈtaɪtən | 5149 | 134520000±20000 | 1221930 | +15.94542 | 0.3485° | 0.0288 | 1655 | C. Huygens | ||
| 23 | VII | Hyperion †Hyperion | haɪˈpɪəriən | 270±8 (360 × 266 × 205) |
5620±50 | 1481010 | +21.27661 | 0.568° | 0.123006 | in 4:3 resonance wi Titan | 1848 | W. Bond G. Bond W. Lassell | |
| 24 | VIII | Iapetus †Iapetus | aɪˈæpᵻtəs | 1468.6±5.6 (1491 × 1491 × 1424) |
1805635±375 | 3560820 | +79.3215 | 15.47° | 0.028613 | 1671 | G. Cassini | ||
| 25 | XXIV | Kiviuq ‡Kiviuq | ˈkɪviək | ≈ 16 | ≈ 2.79 | 11294800 | +448.16 | 49.087° | 0.3288 | Inuit group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 26 | XXII | Ijiraq ‡Ijiraq | ˈiː.ᵻrɒk | ≈ 12 | ≈ 1.18 | 11355316 | +451.77 | 50.212° | 0.3161 | Inuit group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 27 | IX | Phoebe ♣†Phoebe | ˈfiːbiː | 213.0±1.4 (219 × 217 × 204) |
8292±10 | 12869700 | −545.09 | 173.047° | 0.156242 | Norse group | 1899 | W. Pickering | |
| 28 | XX | Paaliaq ‡Paaliaq | ˈpɑːliɒk | ≈ 22 | ≈ 7.25 | 15103400 | +692.98 | 46.151° | 0.3631 | Inuit group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 29 | XXVII | Skathi ♣Skathi | ˈskɒði | ≈ 8 | ≈ 0.35 | 15672500 | −732.52 | 149.084° | 0.246 | Norse (Skathi) Group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 30 | XXVI | Albiorix ♦Albiorix | ˌælbiˈɒrɪks | ≈ 32 | ≈ 22.3 | 16266700 | +774.58 | 38.042° | 0.477 | Gallic group | 2000 | M. Holman | |
| 31 | S/2007A ♣S/2007 S 2 | — | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 16560000 | −792.96 | 176.68° | 0.2418 | Norse group | 2007 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, B. Marsden | ||
| 32 | XXXVII | Bebhionn ♦Bebhionn | bɛˈviːn, ˈvɪvi.ɒn | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 17153520 | +838.77 | 40.484° | 0.333 | Gallic group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 33 | XXVIII | Erriapus ♦Erriapus | ˌɛriˈæpəs | ≈ 10 | ≈ 0.68 | 17236900 | +844.89 | 38.109° | 0.4724 | Gallic group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 34 | XLVII | Skoll ♣Skoll | ˈskɒl, ˈskɜːl | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 17473800 | −862.37 | 155.624° | 0.418 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 35 | XXIX | Siarnaq ‡Siarnaq | ˈsiːɑːrnək | ≈ 40 | ≈ 43.5 | 17776600 | +884.88 | 45.798° | 0.24961 | Inuit group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 36 | LII | Tarqeq ‡Tarqeq | ˈtɑːrkeɪk | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 17910600 | +894.86 | 49.904° | 0.1081 | Inuit group | 2007 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 37 | S/2004B ♣S/2004 S 13 | — | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 18056300 | −905.85 | 167.379° | 0.261 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 38 | LI | Greip ♣Greip | ˈɡreɪp | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 18065700 | −906.56 | 172.666° | 0.3735 | Norse group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 39 | XLIV | Hyrrokkin ♣Hyrrokkin | hɪˈrɒkᵻn | ≈ 8 | ≈ 0.35 | 18168300 | −914.29 | 153.272° | 0.3604 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 40 | L | Jarnsaxa ♣Jarnsaxa | jɑːrnˈsæksə | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 18556900 | −943.78 | 162.861° | 0.1918 | Norse group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 41 | XXI | Tarvos ♦Tarvos | ˈtɑːrvəs | ≈ 15 | ≈ 2.3 | 18562800 | +944.23 | 34.679° | 0.5305 | Gallic group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 42 | XXV | Mundilfari ♣Mundilfari | ˌmʊndəlˈvɛri | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 18725800 | −956.70 | 169.378° | 0.198 | Norse group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 43 | S/2006 ♣S/2006 S 1 | — | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 18930200 | −972.41 | 154.232° | 0.1303 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 44 | S/2004C ♣S/2004 S 17 | — | ≈ 4 | ≈ 0.05 | 19099200 | −985.45 | 166.881° | 0.226 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 45 | XXXVIII | Bergelmir ♣Bergelmir | bɛərˈjɛlmɪər | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 19104000 | −985.83 | 157.384° | 0.152 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 46 | XXXI | Narvi ♣Narvi | ˈnɑːrvi | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 19395200 | −1008.45 | 137.292° | 0.320 | Norse (Narvi) group | 2003 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 47 | XXIII | Suttungr ♣Suttungr | ˈsʊtʊŋɡər | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 19579000 | −1022.82 | 174.321° | 0.131 | Norse group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 48 | XLIII | Hati ♣Hati | ˈhɑːti | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 19709300 | −1033.05 | 163.131° | 0.291 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 49 | S/2004A ♣S/2004 S 12 | — | ≈ 5 | ≈ 0.09 | 19905900 | −1048.54 | 164.042° | 0.396 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 50 | XL | Farbauti ♣Farbauti | fɑːrˈbaʊti | ≈ 5 | ≈ 0.09 | 19984800 | −1054.78 | 158.361° | 0.209 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 51 | XXX | Thrymr ♣Thrymr | ˈθrɪmər | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 20278100 | −1078.09 | 174.524° | 0.453 | Norse group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 52 | XXXVI | Aegir ♣Aegir | ˈaɪ.ɪər | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 20482900 | −1094.46 | 167.425° | 0.237 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 53 | S/2007B ♣S/2007 S 3 | — | ≈ 5 | ≈ 0.09 | 20518500 | ≈ −1100 | 177.22° | 0.130 | Norse group | 2007 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 54 | XXXIX | Bestla ♣Bestla | ˈbɛstlə | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 20570000 | −1101.45 | 147.395° | 0.5145 | Norse (Narvi) group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 55 | S/2007C ♣S/2004 S 7 | — | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 20576700 | −1101.99 | 165.596° | 0.5299 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 56 | S/2006 ♣S/2006 S 3 | — | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 21076300 | −1142.37 | 150.817° | 0.4710 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | ||
| 57 | XLI | Fenrir ♣Fenrir | ˈfɛnrɪər | ≈ 4 | ≈ 0.05 | 21930644 | −1212.53 | 162.832° | 0.131 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 58 | XLVIII | Surtur ♣Surtur | ˈsɜːrtər | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 22288916 | −1242.36 | 166.918° | 0.3680 | Norse group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 59 | XLV | Kari ♣Kari | ˈkɑːri | ≈ 7 | ≈ 0.23 | 22321200 | −1245.06 | 148.384° | 0.3405 | Norse (Skathi) group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 60 | XIX | Ymir ♣Ymir | ˈɪmɪər | ≈ 18 | ≈ 3.97 | 22429673 | −1254.15 | 172.143° | 0.3349 | Norse group | 2000 | B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, et al. | |
| 61 | XLVI | Loge ♣Loge | ˈlɔɪ.eɪ | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 22984322 | −1300.95 | 166.539° | 0.1390 | Norse group | 2006 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna | |
| 62 | XLII | Fornjot ♣Fornjot | ˈfɔːrnjɒt | ≈ 6 | ≈ 0.15 | 24504879 | −1432.16 | 167.886° | 0.186 | Norse group | 2004 | S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna |
Unconfirmed muins[eedit | eedit soorce]
The follaein objects (observed bi Cassini) hae nae been confirmed as solit bouks. It isna yet clear if thir are real satellites or merely persistent clumps within the F Raing.[10]
| Name | Image | Diameter (km) | Semi-major axis (km)[6] |
Orbital period (d)[6] |
Poseetion | Discovery year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S/2004 S 6 | ≈ 3–5 | ≈ 140130 | +0.61801 | uncertain objects aroond the F Ring | 2004 | |
| S/2004 S 3/S 4[lower-alpha 7] | ≈ 3–5 | ≈ 140300 | ≈ +0.619 | 2004 |
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Corum, Jonathan (December 18, 2015). "Mapping Saturn's Moons". New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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