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Saturn's Moons

Solar System: Saturn’s moons



Mimas

Mean Distance from Saturn 185,520 km (115,277 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.942422 Earth days
Mean Diameter 392 km (244 miles)
Year Discovered 1789

Enceladus

Mean Distance from Saturn 238,200 km (148,011 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 1.370218 Earth days
Mean Diameter 498 km (309 miles)
Year Discovered 1789

Tethys

Mean Distance from Saturn 294,660 km (183,093 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 1.887802 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1060 km (659 miles)
Year Discovered 1684

Dione

Mean Distance from Saturn 377,400 km (234,505 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 2.736915 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1120 km (696 miles)
Year Discovered 1684

Rhea

Mean Distance from Saturn 527,040 km (327,487 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 4.5175 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1530 km (951 miles)
Year Discovered 1672

Titan

Mean Distance from Saturn 1,221,830 km (759,210 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 15.94542 Earth days
Mean Diameter 5150 km (3200 miles)
Year Discovered 1655

Hyperion

Mean Distance from Saturn 1,481,100 km (920,313 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 21.27661 Earth days
Mean Diameter 286 km (177.7 miles)
Year Discovered 1848

Iapetus

Mean Distance from Saturn 3,561,300 km (2,212,889 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 79.33018 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1460 km (907 miles)
Year Discovered 1671

Phoebe

Mean Distance from Saturn 12,952,000 km (804,800 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 550.48 Earth days
Mean Diameter 220 km (136.7 miles)
Year Discovered 1898

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