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Planet Saturn Moons: Enceladus
Enceladus is a moon of the planet Saturn.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Enceladus Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
8.40e+19 |
| Radius (km) |
250 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.24 |
| Distance from Saturn (km) |
238,020 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
1.370218 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
1.370218 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
12.64 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0045 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
0.02 |
| Visual albedo |
0.99 |
| Visual magnitude |
11.7 |
This moon can to be viewed in all amateur telescopes.
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