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Methone

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Also known as Saturn XXXII, S/2004 S 1

Mond des Planeten Saturn

Key facts

Discovered by
Cassini Imaging Team
Discovery date
June 1, 2004
Designation
Saturn XXXII
Pronunciation
/ m ɛ ˈ θ oʊ n iː /
Named after
Μεθώνη Methōnē
Adjectives
Methonean / m ɛ θ ə ˈ n iː ə n /
Semi major axis
194 230 km
Orbital period sidereal
1.009 575 d
Inclination
0.0131° (to Laplace plane )
Satellite of
Saturn
Dimensions
3.88 × 2.58 × 2.42 km, (± 0.04 × 0.08 × 0.04 km)
Mean diameter
2.90 ± 0.06 km
Volume
12.8 km
Mass
(3.92 ± 1.00) × 10 kg
Mean density
0.307 ± 0.030 g/cm
Surface gravity
0.008–0.013 mm/s
Escape velocity
0.0005 km/s at longest axis, to 0.0007 km/s at poles
Synodic rotation period
synchronous

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Parent body
Saturn
Diameter
2.90
Radius
1.6
Mass
9
Orbital period
1.009573975
Image
Methone PIA14633.jpg
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orbital inclination
0.007
orbital eccentricity
0.0001
site of astronomical discovery
Cassini−Huygens
Commons category
Methone
time of discovery or invention
2004-06-01
provisional designation
S/2004 S 1
semi-major axis of an orbit
194440
volume as quantity
17
density
0.307
periapsis
194420
apoapsis
194460
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Article · Deutsch

Methone (auch Saturn XXXII) ist der elfte und einer der kleinsten der 82 bekannten Monde des Planeten Saturn. Ihre Umlaufbahn liegt zwischen denen der großen Monde Mimas und Enceladus und die Monde dieses Abschnitts, zu dem auch Anthe und Pallene gehören, werden die Alkyoniden-Gruppe genannt.

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