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Prometheus /prəˈmiːθiːəs/ is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered on 24 October 1980 from images taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and was provisionally designated S/1980 S 27. In late 1985 it was officially named after Prometheus, a Titan in Greek mythology. It is also designated Saturn XVI.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prometheus (moon) | Adjectives | Promethean, -ian /prəˈmiːθiːən/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Albedo | 0.67±0.07: 7 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Axial tilt | assumed zero | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Designation | Saturn XVI | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Dimensions | 137.0 × 81.0 × 56.2 km (± 1.0 × 2.8 × 0.8 km): 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Discovered by | Stewart A. Collins D. Carlson Voyager 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Discovery date | 24 October 1980 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Eccentricity | 0.00223 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Escape velocity | 0.018 km/s at longest axis to 0.028 km/s at poles | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Inclination | 0.008° | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Mass | (1.59720±0.00072)×1017 kg[a] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Mean density | 0.4873±0.0026 g/cm3: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Mean diameter | 85.6±1.4 km: 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Named after | Προμηθεύς Promētheys | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Orbital period (sidereal) | 0.612990 d | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Pronunciation | /prəˈmiːθiːəs/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Satellite of | Saturn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Semi-major axis | 139378 km | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Surface gravity | 0.0007–0.0056 m/s2: 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Synodic rotation period | synchronous: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Temperature | ≈ 74 K | 1.00 | infobox |
| Prometheus (moon) | Volume | 327740±1710 km3: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
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