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Key facts
- Discovered by
- M. J. Holman et al.
- Discovery date
- 19 December 2000
- Designation
- Saturn XXVI
- Pronunciation
- / ˌ æ l b i ˈ ɒr ɪ k s /
- Named after
- Mars Albiorix
- Alternative names
- S/2000 S 11
- Adjectives
- Albiorigian / ˌ æ l b i ə ˈ r ɪ dʒ i ə n /
- Semi major axis
- 16 329 100 km
- Orbital period sidereal
- 783.5 d , (2.15 yr )
- Inclination
- 38.9°
- Satellite of
- Saturn
- Group
- Gallic group
- Mean diameter
- 28.6 ± 5.4 km
- Synodic rotation period
- 13.33 ± 0.03 h
- Albedo
- 0.062 ± 0.028
- Spectral type
- D
- Absolute magnitude h
- 11.35 ± 0.05
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- irregular moon
- Parent body
- Saturn
- Diameter
- 28.6
- Mass
- 21
- Orbital period
- 783
- Image
- Albiorix WISE-W4.jpg
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- orbital eccentricity
- 0.4770
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 16394000
- time of discovery or invention
- 2000-11-09
- discoverer or inventor
- Timothy B. Spahr
- provisional designation
- S/2000 S 11
- orbital inclination
- 34.207
- albedo
- 0.062
- color index
- 0.50
- Commons category
- Albiorix (moon)
- rotation period
- 13.33
- apparent magnitude
- 20.5
- absolute magnitude
- 11.35
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Encyclopedic overview
Albiorix, /ˌælbiˈɒrɪks/ also known as Saturn XXVI, is the largest member of the Gallic group and Saturn's third-largest irregular moon.
Discovery and Naming
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albiorix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.