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Prometheus (moon)

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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Adjectives
Promethean, -ian /prəˈmiːθiːən/
Albedo
0.67±0.07: 7
Axial tilt
assumed zero
Designation
Saturn XVI
Dimensions
137.0 × 81.0 × 56.2 km (± 1.0 × 2.8 × 0.8 km): 2
Discovered by
Stewart A. Collins D. Carlson Voyager 1

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Prometheus (moon)

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples38
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Prometheus (moon)

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related to External links · 16
Prometheus (moon) → Archived, Cassini, Huygens, Media, Multimedia-Videos, NASA, NASA's Solar System Exploration, October, Planetary Society, Prometheus, Prometheus Profile, Prometheus3-D, Saturn's, Soft Collision, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Adjectives · 1
Prometheus (moon) → Promethean, -ian /prəˈmiːθiːən/
Albedo · 1
Prometheus (moon) → 0.67±0.07: 7
Axial tilt · 1
Prometheus (moon) → assumed zero
Designation · 1
Prometheus (moon) → Saturn XVI
Dimensions · 1
Prometheus (moon) → 137.0 × 81.0 × 56.2 km (± 1.0 × 2.8 × 0.8 km): 2
Discovered by · 1
Prometheus (moon) → Stewart A. Collins D. Carlson Voyager 1
Discovery date · 1
Prometheus (moon) → 24 October 1980
Eccentricity · 1
Prometheus (moon) → 0.00223
Escape velocity · 1
Prometheus (moon) → 0.018 km/s at longest axis to 0.028 km/s at poles

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Prometheus (moon)AdjectivesPromethean, -ian /prəˈmiːθiːən/1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Albedo0.67±0.07: 71.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Axial tiltassumed zero1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)DesignationSaturn XVI1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Dimensions137.0 × 81.0 × 56.2 km (± 1.0 × 2.8 × 0.8 km): 21.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Discovered byStewart A. Collins D. Carlson Voyager 11.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Discovery date24 October 19801.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Eccentricity0.002231.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Escape velocity0.018 km/s at longest axis to 0.028 km/s at poles1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Inclination0.008°1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Mass(1.59720±0.00072)×1017 kg[a]1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Mean density0.4873±0.0026 g/cm3: 41.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Mean diameter85.6±1.4 km: 21.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Named afterΠρομηθεύς Promētheys1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)0.612990 d1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Pronunciation/prəˈmiːθiːəs/1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Satellite ofSaturn1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Semi-major axis139378 km1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Surface gravity0.0007–0.0056 m/s2: 31.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Synodic rotation periodsynchronous: 41.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Temperature≈ 74 K1.00infobox
Prometheus (moon)Volume327740±1710 km3: 41.00infobox

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