Tethys Trojan group
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Trojan moon group
Trojan moon of Tethys
group of natural satellites
major moon of Saturn
natural satellite
The Tethys Trojan group is a set of small moons that share Saturn’s moon Tethys’ orbit, residing near its stable Lagrange points.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan moon group
ⓘ
Trojan moon of Tethys ⓘ group of natural satellites ⓘ major moon of Saturn ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Saturnian Trojan moons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | co-orbital moons ⓘ |
| gravitationallyPerturbedBy |
Saturn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ other Saturnian moons ⓘ |
| hasCentralBody | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryContext | discovered via Earth-based telescopic observations ⓘ |
| hasDynamicalClassification | Trojan satellites ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Calypso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamingConvention | members named after characters from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasObservationSource |
Cassini–Huygens mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalCharacteristic |
low orbital eccentricity
ⓘ
low orbital inclination ⓘ same semi-major axis as Tethys ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPlane | near Saturn’s equatorial plane ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalResonanceType | 1:1 mean-motion resonance with Tethys ⓘ |
| hasPrimary | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrojanGroup | Tethys Trojan group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saturnian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Tethys Trojan group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys Trojan group NERFINISHED ⓘ natural satellites of Saturn ⓘ |
| orbits |
Saturn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesNear |
L4 Lagrange point of Tethys
ⓘ
L4 Lagrange point of Tethys ⓘ L5 Lagrange point of Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ L5 Lagrange point of Tethys ⓘ |
| sharesOrbitWith |
Tethys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stabilityReason | gravitational equilibrium at Tethys’ Lagrange points ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.