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Epimetheus /ɛpəˈmiːθiːəs/ is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is named after the titan Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus and son of Iapetus.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Epimetheus (moon) | Adjectives | Epimethean /ɛpəˈmiːθiːən/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Albedo | 0.73±0.03 (geometric) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Axial tilt | zero | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Designation | Saturn XI | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Dimensions | 129.6 × 116.2 × 107.0 km (± 0.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 km): 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Discovered by | Richard Walker | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Discovery date | 18 December 1966 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Eccentricity | 0.0097 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Escape velocity | 0.033 km/s at longest axis to 0.036 km/s at poles | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Inclination | 0.352° | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Mass | (5.25607±0.00081)×1017 kg[b] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Mean density | 0.6233±0.0015 g/cm3: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Mean diameter | 117.2±0.6 km: 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Named after | Ἐπιμηθεύς Epimētheus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Orbital period (sidereal) | 0.694329 d (inner) 0.694850 d (outer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Pronunciation | /ɛpəˈmiːθiːəs/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Satellite of | Saturn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Semi-major axis | 151414 km (inner) 151489 km (outer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Surface gravity | 0.0066–0.0109 m/s2: 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Synodic rotation period | Synchronous: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Temperature | ≈ 78 K | 1.00 | infobox |
| Epimetheus (moon) | Volume | 843290±2000 km3: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
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