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Also known as Saturn XII, Dione B, S/1980 S 6

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Helene is a small moon that orbits Saturn, discovered in 1980. It is notable for sharing an unusual orbital arrangement with two other Saturn moons, Tethys and Dione, where it remains in a stable gravitational configuration with them.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Named after
Helen of Troy
Parent body
Saturn
Diameter
35.2
Mass
11
Orbital period
2.736915
Image
PIA12758 Helene crop.jpg
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site of astronomical discovery
Pic du Midi Observatory
Commons category
Helene (moon)
time of discovery or invention
1980-03-01
provisional designation
S/1980 S 6
orbital eccentricity
0.0022
semi-major axis of an orbit
377396
orbital inclination
0.199
albedo
1.67
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