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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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