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Planet Saturn Moons: Phoebe
Phoebe is a moon of the planet Saturn.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Phoebe Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
4.0e+18 |
| Radius (km) |
110 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
0.7 |
| Distance from Saturn (km) |
12,952,000 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
0.4 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
-550.48 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
-1.71 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.1633 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
175.3 |
| Visual albedo |
0.06 |
| Visual magnitude |
16.45 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in any amateur telescopes.
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