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Planet Saturn Moons: Mimas
Mimas is a moon of the planet Saturn.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Mimas Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
3.80e+19 |
| Radius (km) |
196 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.17 |
| Distance from Saturn (km) |
185,520 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
0.942422 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
0.942422 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
14.32 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0202 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
1.53 |
| Visual albedo |
0.5 |
| Visual magnitude |
12.9 |
This moon can be viewed in most amateur telescopes.
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