Saturn XIV
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Saturn XIV is the numerical designation for Calypso, a small Trojan moon of Saturn that shares Tethys’s orbit.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calypso | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irregularly shaped body
ⓘ
moon of Saturn ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | 0.6 ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Tethys Trojan moons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Saturn system ⓘ |
| density_g_per_cm3 | 0.5 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Dan Pascu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas G. Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ P. Kenneth Seidelmann NERFINISHED ⓘ William A. Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | ground-based telescope ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| equatorialRadius_km | 15.1 ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity_m_per_s | 11 ⓘ |
| hasName | Calypso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParentBody | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUDesignation | Saturn XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Cassini–Huygens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLagrangianSatelliteOf | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Saturnian satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librationPoint | L5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass_kg | 2.5e15 ⓘ |
| meanRadius_km | 10.7 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calypso (nymph in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | 0.0009 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination_deg | 1.6 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_days | 1.8878 ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherTrojanOfTethys | Telesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polarRadius_km | 8.6 ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/1980 S 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationPeriod_days | 1.8878 ⓘ |
| rotationState | synchronous rotation ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis_km | 294660 ⓘ |
| sharesOrbitWith | Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
blanketing of fine icy material
ⓘ
few large craters ⓘ smooth icy surface ⓘ |
| surfaceGravity_m_per_s2 | 0.003 ⓘ |
| volume_km3 | 5140 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.