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Planet Saturn Moons: Prometheus
Prometheus is a moon of the planet Saturn.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Prometheus Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
4.5181e-08 |
| Radius (km) |
72.5x42.5x32.5 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
0.7 |
| Distance from Saturn (km) |
139,350 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
- |
| Period of orbit (days) |
0.6130 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
16.54 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.003 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
0.0 |
| Visual albedo |
0.6 |
| Visual magnitude |
15.8 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in most amateur telescopes.
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