Febe

Also known as Saturn IX, Feba (Saturn)

satellite naturale di Saturno

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Phoebe is a small moon that orbits Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system. It is significant because its unusual characteristics and distant orbit have made it an important subject of scientific study for understanding the origins and composition of objects in the outer solar system.

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Instance of: moon of Saturn
Part of: Norse group
Named after: Phoebe
Parent body: Saturn
Diameter: 220
Radius: 106.5
Mass: 8.289
Orbital period: 550.564636
Image: Phoebe cassini full.jpg

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Commons category: Phoebe
orbital eccentricity: 0.1562415
time of discovery or invention: 1898-08-16
discoverer or inventor: William Henry Pickering
orbital inclination: 151.78
albedo: 0.081
semi-major axis of an orbit: 12947780
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
absolute magnitude: 6.59
density: 1.6428

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Article · Italiano

Febe (o Phoebe, in greco Φοίβη) è un satellite naturale di Saturno. Fu scoperto da William Henry Pickering il 17 marzo 1899 osservando fotografie scattate il 16 agosto 1898 da DeLisle Stewart, ad Arequipa in Perù. Fu il primo satellite ad essere scoperto fotograficamente. Il nome deriva da Febe, una Titanide della mitologia greca. È anche designato Saturno IX.

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