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Pronunciation | /ˈsæərn/ ( listen) | ||||||||||||
Named after | Saturn | ||||||||||||
Adjectives | Saturnian /səˈɜːrniən/, Cronian / Kronian/ˈkroʊniən/ | ||||||||||||
Orbital characteristics | |||||||||||||
Epoch J2000.0 | |||||||||||||
Aphelion | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
Perihelion | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
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Eccentricity | 0.0565 | ||||||||||||
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378.09 days | |||||||||||||
Average orbital speed | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
317.020° | |||||||||||||
Inclination |
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113.665° | |||||||||||||
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339.392° | |||||||||||||
Known satellites | 145 in total moonlets. | ||||||||||||
Physical characteristics | |||||||||||||
Mean radius | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
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Polar radius | |||||||||||||
Flattening | 0.09796 | ||||||||||||
Circumference |
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Volume | |||||||||||||
Mass |
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Mean density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).(less than water) | ||||||||||||
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0.22 | |||||||||||||
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10 h 32 m 36 s (synodic; solar day) | |||||||||||||
Sidereal rotation period | 10h 33m 38sTemplate:+- | ||||||||||||
Equatorial rotation velocity | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||
26.73° (to orbit) | |||||||||||||
North pole right ascension | 40.589°; 2h 42m 21s | ||||||||||||
North pole declination | 83.537° | ||||||||||||
Albedo | |||||||||||||
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−0.55 to +1.17 | |||||||||||||
14.5″ to 20.1″ (excludes rings) | |||||||||||||
Atmosphere | |||||||||||||
Surface pressure | 140 kPa | ||||||||||||
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Composition by volume |
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System.
Saturn is one of the four gas giant planets in the Solar System, with Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. It is the second largest planet in the Solar System (Jupiter is the largest).
Saturn was named after the Roman god Saturn. He was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Kronos. Saturn's symbol is ♄ which is the symbol of Saturnus' sickle.