Tethys Trojan moons
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The Tethys Trojan moons are small natural satellites of Saturn that share the same orbit as the larger moon Tethys, residing near its stable Lagrange points.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan moon
ⓘ
co-orbital satellites ⓘ group of natural satellites ⓘ major moon ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| areComposedPrimarilyOf | water ice (inferred, like many small Saturnian moons) ⓘ |
| areCoOrbitalWith | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areGravitationallyBoundTo | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areInMeanMotionResonanceWith | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areLocatedAt | L4 and L5 Lagrange points of Tethys ⓘ |
| areLocatedIn | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| areMuchSmallerThan | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areObservedBy | Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arePartOf | natural satellites of Saturn ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem |
Saturnian system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturnian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongTo | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongToPlanetarySystem | Saturnian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Bradford A. Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Pascu NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas G. Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold J. Reitsema NERFINISHED ⓘ John W. Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ P. Kenneth Seidelmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen M. Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ William A. Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod |
ground-based telescope imaging
ⓘ
ground-based telescope imaging ⓘ |
| discoveryYear |
1980
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ |
| hasShape |
irregular
ⓘ
irregular ⓘ |
| hasTrojanMoons |
Calypso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveDynamicalType | Trojan moon ⓘ |
| haveMembers |
Calypso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveOrbitalConfiguration | Trojan ⓘ |
| haveOrbitalPeriodEqualTo | orbital period of Tethys ⓘ |
| isCoOrbitalWith |
Tethys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits |
Saturn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resideNear | Lagrange points of Tethys ⓘ |
| residesNear |
Tethys L4 Lagrange point
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys L5 Lagrange point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareOrbitWith | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition |
water ice (inferred)
ⓘ
water ice (inferred) ⓘ |
| wereDiscoveredBy | Cassini–Huygens mission (via imaging) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.