हिपेरायन (चंद्रमा)

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हिपेरायन (चंद्रमा)

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Also known as Saturn VII

moon of Saturn

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Hyperion is an irregularly shaped moon of Saturn that tumbles chaotically through space rather than rotating in a stable, predictable way. Scientists find it noteworthy because its unusual chaotic motion provides a natural laboratory for studying orbital mechanics and the behavior of objects in unstable gravitational environments.

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Within Vinony's link graph, हिपेरायन (चंद्रमा) is referenced by 422 other articles, and connects out to moon of Saturn, Cassini−Huygens and Mimas.

Vinony files it under Astronomical objects discovered in 1848, Chaotic maps and Discoveries by William Cranch Bond.

Its subject is documented across 70 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: moon of Saturn
Named after: Hyperion
Parent body: Saturn
Radius: 135.00
Mass: 5.58
Orbital period: 21.276
Image: Hyperion true.jpg

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discoverer or inventor: William Lassell
topic's main category: Category:Hyperion (moon)
Commons category: Hyperion
time of discovery or invention: 1848-09-16
albedo: 0.3
apparent magnitude: 14.1
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
orbital eccentricity: 0.1230061
semi-major axis of an orbit: 1500934
orbital inclination: 0.43
different from: Hyperion

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