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Planet Saturn Moons: Iapetus
Iapetus is a moon of the planet Saturn.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Iapetus Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
1.88e+21 |
| Radius (km) |
730 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.21 |
| Distance from Saturn (km) |
3,561,300 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
79.33018 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
79.33018 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
79.33018 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0283 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
14.72 |
| Visual albedo |
0.2 |
| Visual magnitude |
10.2-11.9 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in all amateur telescopes.
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