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Epimetheus (moon)

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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Adjectives
Epimethean /ɛpəˈmiːθiːən/
Albedo
0.73±0.03 (geometric)
Axial tilt
zero
Designation
Saturn XI
Dimensions
129.6 × 116.2 × 107.0 km (± 0.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 km): 2
Discovered by
Richard Walker

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Epimetheus (moon)

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples22
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Epimetheus (moon)

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Adjectives · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → Epimethean /ɛpəˈmiːθiːən/
Albedo · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 0.73±0.03 (geometric)
Axial tilt · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → zero
Designation · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → Saturn XI
Dimensions · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 129.6 × 116.2 × 107.0 km (± 0.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 km): 2
Discovered by · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → Richard Walker
Discovery date · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 18 December 1966
Eccentricity · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 0.0097
Escape velocity · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 0.033 km/s at longest axis to 0.036 km/s at poles
Inclination · 1
Epimetheus (moon) → 0.352°

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epimetheus janus orbit saturn december 2011 bibcode retrieved doi orbital 10 inner moon ring cassini archived moons icarus two orbits

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Epimetheus (moon)AdjectivesEpimethean /ɛpəˈmiːθiːən/1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Albedo0.73±0.03 (geometric)1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Axial tiltzero1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)DesignationSaturn XI1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Dimensions129.6 × 116.2 × 107.0 km (± 0.6 × 0.4 × 0.4 km): 21.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Discovered byRichard Walker1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Discovery date18 December 19661.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Eccentricity0.00971.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Escape velocity0.033 km/s at longest axis to 0.036 km/s at poles1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Inclination0.352°1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Mass(5.25607±0.00081)×1017 kg[b]1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Mean density0.6233±0.0015 g/cm3: 41.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Mean diameter117.2±0.6 km: 21.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Named afterἘπιμηθεύς Epimētheus1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)0.694329 d (inner) 0.694850 d (outer)1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Pronunciation/ɛpəˈmiːθiːəs/1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Satellite ofSaturn1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Semi-major axis151414 km (inner) 151489 km (outer)1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Surface gravity0.0066–0.0109 m/s2: 31.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Synodic rotation periodSynchronous: 41.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Temperature≈ 78 K1.00infobox
Epimetheus (moon)Volume843290±2000 km3: 41.00infobox

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