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Polydeuces (moon)

Polydeuces /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz/, also designated Saturn XXXIV, is a small trojan moon of Saturn occupying the trailing L5 Lagrange point of Dione. It was discovered by the Cassini Imaging Science Team in images taken by the Cassini space probe on 21 October 2004. With a mean diameter of about 3 km (1.9 mi), Polydeuces is thought to have a smooth surface…

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Polydeucean /ˌpɒlɪdjuːˈsiːən/ Polydeucian /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiən/
Albedo
0.86±0.06: 7
Alternative names
S/2004 S 5
Average orbital speed
10.03 km/s: 2
Designation
Saturn XXXIV
Dimensions
3.50 × 3.10 × 2.62 km (± 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.40 km): 7

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Polydeuces (moon)

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples23
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
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Adjectives · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → Polydeucean /ˌpɒlɪdjuːˈsiːən/ Polydeucian /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiən/
Albedo · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 0.86±0.06: 7
Alternative names · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → S/2004 S 5
Average orbital speed · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 10.03 km/s: 2
Designation · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → Saturn XXXIV
Dimensions · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 3.50 × 3.10 × 2.62 km (± 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.40 km): 7
Discovered by · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → Cassini Imaging Science Team[a]
Discovery date · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 21 October 2004 (date of discovery images): 223
Earliest precovery date · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 2 April 2004: 695, 702 : 261
Eccentricity · 1
Polydeuces (moon) → 0.019

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polydeuces saturn cassini moons dione orbit trojan dione's lagrange l5 images point moon 2004 km mi discovery polydeuces's taken tethys

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Polydeuces (moon)AdjectivesPolydeucean /ˌpɒlɪdjuːˈsiːən/ Polydeucian /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiən/1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Albedo0.86±0.06: 71.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Alternative namesS/2004 S 51.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Average orbital speed10.03 km/s: 21.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)DesignationSaturn XXXIV1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Dimensions3.50 × 3.10 × 2.62 km (± 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.40 km): 71.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Discovered byCassini Imaging Science Team[a]1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Discovery date21 October 2004 (date of discovery images): 2231.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Earliest precovery date2 April 2004: 695, 702 : 2611.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Eccentricity0.0191.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Escape velocity≈ 0.0008 km/s at longest axis to ≈ 0.0009 km/s at poles[f]1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Inclination0.2°[b]1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Mass≈ 8×1012 kg (assumed; unmeasured)[d]1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Mean density≈ 0.5 g/cm3 (assumed; unmeasured): 3 : 21.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Mean diameter3.06±0.40 km: 71.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Named afterΠολυδεύκης Polydeykēs1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)2.736916 d1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Pronunciation/ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz/1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Satellite ofSaturn1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Semi-major axis377600 km1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Surface gravity≈ 0.0002 m/s2 at longest axis to ≈ 0.0003 m/s2 at poles[e]1.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Synodic rotation periodassumed synchronous: 41.00infobox
Polydeuces (moon)Volume15 km3[c]1.00infobox

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