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A Guide to Planetary Satellites
by the Editors of Sky & Telescope

Confirmed List of Planetary Satellites
 
Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period (days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
SATURN      
S/2009 S10.328.0117,0000.50.0000.0
Pan2819.4133,5800.60.0000.0
Daphnis724.0136,5000.60.0000.0
Atlas3218.5137,6700.60.0010.0
Prometheus8615.8139,3800.60.0020.0
Pandora8116.4141,7200.60.0040.1
Epimetheus11315.6151,4100.70.0100.5
Janus17814.4151,4600.70.0070.2
Aegaeon0.525167,5000.80.0000.0
Mimas39712.8185,5400.90.0201.6
Methone323194,4401.00.0010.0
Anthe224197,7001.00.0010.1
Pallene423212,2801.20.0040.2
Enceladus49911.8238,0401.40.0050.0
Tethys1,06010.2294,6701.90.0001.1
Calypso2118.7294,7101.90.0011.5
Telesto2518.5294,7101.90.0001.2
Polydeuces423.0377,2002.70.0180.2
Dione1,11810.4377,4202.70.0020.0
Helene3118.4377,4202.70.0070.2
Rhea1,5289.6527,0704.50.0010.3
Titan5,1508.41,221,86016.00.0290.3
Hyperion28314.41,500,93021.30.0230.6
Iapetus1,43611.03,560,85079.30.0298.3
Kiviuq1422.011,311,100449.10.16448.5
Ijiraq1022.611,367,400451.50.45847.1
Phoebe22016.412,947,910550.30.163175.2
Paaliaq1921.315,240,000687.50.54041.8
Skathi623.615,614,300728.10.293150.8
Albiorix2620.516,401,100783.50.48435.3
S/2007 S2624.416,720,0008070.179174.1
Bebhionn624.117,117,800834.90.48434.6
Erriapus923.017,611,400870.80.46838.6
Skoll624.517,663,300878.40.470160.2
Tarqeq723.917,909,900887.30.11949.6
Siarnaq3220.118,015,400896.40.40544.5
Tarvos1322.118,263,200925.80.53135.9
S/2004 S13624.518,410,0009350.259168.8
Hyrrokkin823.518,437,300931.80.329151.2
Greip624.418,442,200935.60.316173.3
Mundilfari623.818,667,900952.80.205169.2
S/2006 S1624.618,780,0009610.141156.2
S/2007 S3524.918,940,0009790.185177.6
Bergelmir624.219,338,3001005.80.142158.9
Jarnsaxa624.719,356,4001,007.00.217163.3
Narvi824.019,417,3001003.70.426175.4
S/2004 S17425.219,450,00010150.180168.2
Suttungr623.919,476,7001,016.70.114173.9
Hati624.419,775,0001,039.00.373165.0
S/2004 S12524.819,890,00010450.327165.7
Bestla723.820,278,0001,087.40.474141.7
Farbauti524.720,387,0001,087.00.245158.0
Thrymr623.920,439,6001,094.10.466173.7
Aegir624.420,749,8001,117.80.252167.1
S/2004 S7624.521,000,0001,1400.529165.7
Kari723.922,077,1001230.80.484155.9
S/2006 S3624.622,100,1001227.10.404159.9
Fenrir42522,454,8001,260.40.133164.4
Surtur624.822,920,4001296.50.447169.1
Loge624.623,065,5001311.40.188167.1
Ymir1621.723,140,4001,315.60.334171.7
Fornjot624.625,151,2001494.20.210169.7



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