Polydeuces

Also known as Saturn XXXIV, S/2004 S 5

maan

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Vinony's link graph records 166 inbound references to Polydeuces, and connects out to Cassini−Huygens, Mimas and Castor and Pollux.

It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 2004, Castor and Pollux and Moons of Saturn.

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Key facts

Discovered by: Cassini Imaging Science Team
Discovery date: 21 October 2004, (date of discovery images)
Designation: Saturn XXXIV
Pronunciation: / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ dj uː s iː z /
Named after: Πολυδεύκης Polydeykēs
Alternative names: S/2004 S 5
Adjectives: Polydeucean / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ dj uː ˈ s iː ə n / , Polydeucian / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ dj uː s i ə n /
Earliest precovery date: 2 April 2004
Semi major axis: 377 600 km
Orbital period sidereal: 2.736 916 d
Average orbital speed: 10.03 km/s
Inclination: 0.2 °
Satellite of: Saturn
Dimensions: 3.50 × 3.10 × 2.62 km, (± 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.40 km)
Mean diameter: 3.06 ± 0.40 km
Volume: 15 km
Mass: ≈ 8 × 10 kg (assumed; unmeasured)
Mean density: ≈ 0.5 g/cm (assumed; unmeasured)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: regular moon
Named after: Pollux
Parent body: Saturn
Diameter: 3.06
Radius: 1.3
Mass: 4.5
Orbital period: 2.736915
Image: Polydeuces.jpg

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time of discovery or invention: 2004-10-21
provisional designation: S/2004 S 5
Commons category: Polydeuces
orbital eccentricity: 0.0192
semi-major axis of an orbit: 377390
discoverer or inventor: Cassini
orbital inclination: 0.1774
volume as quantity: 9

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Article · Nederlands

Polydeuces is een van de kleine manen van Saturnus. De maan is, op foto’s genomen op 21 oktober 2004 door de ruimtesonde Cassini-Huygens, ontdekt door het Cassini Imaging Science Team onder leiding van Carolyn Porco. De maan deelt de baan van Dione en bevindt zich in de buurt van het achtervolgende lagrangepunt (L5)

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