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Also known as Saturn XXXII, S/2004 S 1

moon of 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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