moon Daphnis
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Daphnis is a small inner moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s A-ring and sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap with its gravitational influence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daphnis | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inner moon
ⓘ
moon of Saturn ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | relatively high ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Saturnian satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMythology | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetaryRingSystem | Saturn's ring system ⓘ |
| catalogIn | Saturnian moons catalog ⓘ |
| celestialBodyOf | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | primarily water ice ⓘ |
| diameter | about 8 km ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Cassini Imaging Science Team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cassini–Huygens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Cassini spacecraft images ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2005-05-01 ⓘ |
| discoveryMission | Cassini–Huygens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | very low ⓘ |
| gravitationalInfluence | creates edge waves in Saturn's A ring ⓘ |
| gravity | very weak ⓘ |
| location | within Saturn's A ring ⓘ |
| mass | very low ⓘ |
| meanMotionResonance | embedded in A-ring material ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 4 km ⓘ |
| nameApproved | 2006 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daphnis (shepherd in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy | Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | very low ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | slightly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 0.594 days ⓘ |
| orbitalRegion | A ring of Saturn ⓘ |
| orbits | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin | Keeler Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primary | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2005 S 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ringGap | Keeler Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ringGapWidth | Keeler Gap about 42 km wide ⓘ |
| ringInteraction |
creates vertical structures in ring edges
ⓘ
produces wakes in ring particles ⓘ |
| roleInRings | shepherd moon of the Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| rotation | likely synchronous with its orbital period ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sculpts | edges of the Keeler Gap ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 136,500 km from Saturn's center ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| spectralType | similar to icy ring particles ⓘ |
| surface | heavily cratered ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.