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Planet Saturn Moons: Helene

Helene is a moon of the planet Saturn.

For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.

Helene Moon Facts
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 18x16x15
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Saturn (km) 377,400
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 2.7369
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 10.03
Eccentricity of orbit 0.005
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.2
Visual albedo 0.7
Visual magnitude 18.5

This moon is too faint to be viewed in most telescopes.



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