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Épiméthée

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Épiméthée

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Also known as Saturn XI, S/1980 S 3

satellite de Saturne

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Epimetheus is a small moon of Saturn that orbits very close to the planet. It's notable for having an unusual orbital relationship with another nearby Saturnian moon called Janus, with which it periodically exchanges positions in space.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Named after
Epimetheus
Parent body
Saturn
Diameter
117.2
Mass
530
Orbital period
0.694333517
Image
PIA09813 Epimetheus S. polar region.jpg
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surface gravity
0.011
name
Saturn XI
volume as quantity
843290
IPA transcription
ɛpəˈmiːθiːəs
Commons category
Epimetheus (moon)
time of discovery or invention
1966-12-18
albedo
0.73
orbital eccentricity
0.009
semi-major axis of an orbit
151400
orbital inclination
0.351
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Épiméthée (S XI Epimetheus) est le cinquième satellite naturel de Saturne. Son nom vient d'Épiméthée, un Titan de la mythologie grecque, fils de Japet et frère d'Atlas et de Prométhée (tous les trois des noms d'autres lunes de Saturne).

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