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Planets - Saturn

  Bulk Parameters | Orbital Parameters
Observational Parameters | Atmospheric Parameters
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Bulk Parameters

Black-Body Temperature

83.9 K

Bond Albedo

0.75

Ellipticity

0.098 0

Equatorial Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar)

60 268 km

Escape Velocity

35.5 km s−1

GM

37.931 × 106 km3 s−2

Mass

468.46 × 1024 kg

Mean Density

687 kg m−3

Moment of Inertia

0.210 I MR−2

Polar Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar)

54 364 km

Solar Irradiance

15.0 W m−2

Surface Gravity

8.96 m s−2

Visual Geometric Albedo

0.47

Visual Magnitude

−8.88

Volume

82 713 × 1010 km3

Volumetric Mean Radius

58 232 km

 
 
Orbital Parameters

Aphelion

1 506.4 × 106 km

Mean Orbital Velocity

9.66 km s−1

Obliquity to Orbit

26.73°

Orbital Eccentricity

0.054 15

Orbital Inclination

2.484°

Perihelion

1 347.6 × 106 km

Semimajor Axis

1 426.8 × 106 km

Sidereal Orbit Period

10 759.22 days

Sidereal Rotation Period (System III Coordinates)

10.500 hours

Synodic Period

378.09 days

Tropical Orbit Period

10 746.94 days

 
 
Observational Parameters

Apparent Magnitude near Opposition

0.7

Maximum Apparent Diameter from Earth

20.1 arc seconds

Maximum Distance from Earth

1 658.5 × 106 km

Minimum Apparent Diameter from Earth

14.5 arc seconds

Minimum Distance from Earth

1 195.5 × 106 km

 
 
Atmospheric Parameters

Average Temperature

97 K

Mean Molecular Weight

2.07 g mol−1

Scale Height

59.6 km

Surface Pressure

More than 100 bars

Temperature at 1 bar

134 K

Wind Speeds (Over 30° lat.)

Up to 150 m s−1

Wind Speeds (Under 30° lat.)

Up to 400 m s−1

Hydrogen H2 89%
Helium He 11%
Methane CH4 0.3%
Ammonia NH3 0.02%
Ethane C2H6 2 ppm
Ammonia Ice Trace
Water Ice Trace
Ammonia Hydrosulphide Trace
 
 
Satellites
Major Satellites
Mimas Enceladus
Tethys Dione
Rhea Titan
Hyperion Iapetus
Minor Satellites
Pan Atlas
Prometheus Pandora
Epimetheus Janus
Calypso Telesto
Helene Phoebe
S/2000 S1 S/2000 S2
S/2000 S3 S/2000 S4
S/2000 S5 S/2000 S6
S/2000 S7 S/2000 S8
S/2000 S9 S/2000 S10
S/2000 S11 S/2000 S12
 


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