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Planet Saturn Moons: Tethys

Tethys is a moon of the planet Saturn.

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

Tethys Moon Facts
Mass (kg) 7.55e+20
Radius (km) 530
Density (gm/cm3) 1.21
Distance from Saturn (km) 294,660
Period of rotation (days) 1.887802
Period of orbit (days) 1.887802
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 11.36
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0000
Inclination of orbit (°) 1.09
Visual albedo 0.9
Visual magnitude 10.2

This moon can be viewed in all amateur telescopes.



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