List of Saturn's moons

The following table contains the most important data of the 82 natural satellites of Saturn known so far .

New discoveries carry a provisional numerical code until their orbits are known with sufficient accuracy for predicting orbital positions; Then they receive a consecutive Roman number from the International Astronomical Union and, according to tradition, after agreement, they also get a name from classical mythology confirmed. Until the end of the 19th century, the numbers were assigned according to the increasing size of the orbits.

Due to the improved observation possibilities, both from space probes and from Earth, the total number of observed moons increased annually from 2003 to 2009, although the newly discovered moons only have radii of a few kilometers.

Not included in the list is the supposed Saturn moon Themis , the discovery of which William H. Pickering announced in 1905, but which was never seen again and is considered non-existent. Also not included are the three still questionable satellites S / 2004 S 3, S / 2004 S 4 and S / 2004 S 6, which may have been observed between Prometheus and Pandora close to Saturn's F-ring.

The most important dates of the moons of Saturn

Legend for the following table

Meaning of the columns
No.	Final number of the moon
Surname	Proper name
preliminary reference	Provisional designation
a	Major semi-axis in km
e	Numerical eccentricity
i	Orbit inclination in degrees
T	Orbital period in days
D.	(Mean) diameter in km
M.	Mass in kg
discovered	first reliable proof

Color coding diameter
<10 km
10-30 km
31-100 km
101-300 km
301-1000 km
1001-2000 km
> 2000 km

table

No.	Surname	preliminary reference	a	e	i	T	D.	M.	discovered
000001I.	Mimas	A101	185,539	0.020	1.574	0.94	397	3.75e^19th	17 Sep 1789
000002II	Enceladus	A102	238.042	0.000	0.003	1.37	499	1.08e^20th	28 Aug 1789
000003III	Tethys	A103	294,672	0.000	1.091	1.89	1060	6th.18the^20th	March 21, 1684
000004IV	Dione	A104	377.415	0.002	0.028	2.74	1118	1.096e^21st	March 21, 1684
000005V	Rhea	A105	527.068	0.000	0.333	4,518	1528	2.3e^21st	Dec 23, 1672
000006VI	titanium	A106	1,221,865	0.029	0.306	15.95	5150	1.3e²³	March 25, 1655
000007VII	Hyperion	A107	1,500,933	0.1	0.615	21.28	266	5.7the^18th	16 Sep 1848
000008VIII	Iapetus	A108	3,560,854	0.029	8.298	79.33	1436	2.0e^21st	Oct 25, 1671
000009IX	Phoebe	A109	12,944,300	0.164	174.8	548.2	240	8th.3e^18th	1899
000010X	Janus	S / 1980 S 1	151,500	0.007	0.165	0.70	178	1.9e^18th	Dec 15, 1966
000011XI	Epimetheus	S / 1980 S 3	151,400	0.021	0.335	0.69	119	5.3e^17th	Dec 18, 1980
000012XII	Helene	S / 1980 S 6	377,440	0.000	0.213	2.74	32	1.1e¹⁶	March 1, 1980
000013XIII	Telesto	S / 1980 S 13	294,720	0.001	1.118	1.89	24	4th.05e^15th	Apr 8, 1980
000014XIV	Calypso	S / 1980 S 25	294,720	0.001	1,500	1.89	19th	2.55e^15th	Aug 13, 1980
000015XV	Atlas	S / 1980 S 28	137,700	0.000	0.000	0.602	32	6th.6the^15th	Nov 12, 1980
000016XVI	Prometheus	S / 1980 S 27	139,400	0.002	0.000	0.613	100	1.6the^17th	Oct 1980
000017XVII	Pandora	S / 1980 S 26	141,700	0.004	0.000	0.629	84	1.4the^17th	Oct 1980
000018XVIII	Pan	S / 1981 S 13	133,600	0.000	0.000	0.575	20th	4th.9e^15th	July 16, 1990
000019XIX	Ymir	S / 2000 S 1	23,040,000	0.335	173.1	1315.4	18th	4th.9e^15th	Aug 7, 2000
000020XX	Paaliaq	S / 2000 S 2	15,200,000	0.364	45.1	686.9	22nd	8th.2e^15th	Aug 7, 2000
000021XXI	Tarvos	S / 2000 S 4	17,983,000	0.531	33.82	926.2	15th	2.7the^15th	Oct 25, 2000
000022XXII	Ijiraq	S / 2000 S 6	11,124,000	0.316	46.44	451.4	12	1.2e^15th	Nov 18, 2000
000023XXIII	Suttungr	S / 2000 S 12	19,459,000	0.114	175.8	1016.7	7th	2.1e^14th	Dec 7, 2000
000024XXIV	Kiviuq	S / 2000 S 5	11,111,000	0.334	45.7	449.2	16	3.3e¹⁶	Aug 7, 2000
000025XXV	Mundilfari	S / 2000 S 9	18,685,000	0.210	167.3	952.6	7th	2.1e^14th	Dec 7, 2000
000026XXVI	Albiorix	S / 2000 S 11	16,182,000	0.478	33.98	783.5	32	2.1e¹⁶	Dec. 19, 2000
000027XXVII	Skathi	S / 2000 S 8	15,541,000	0.270	152.6	728.2	8th	3.1e^14th	Dec 7, 2000
000028XXVIII	Erriapus	S / 2000 S 10	17,343,000	0.474	34.62	871.2	10	7th.6the^14th	Dec 7, 2000
000029XXIX	Siarnaq	S / 2000 S 3	17,531,000	0.295	45.56	895.6	40	3.9e¹⁶	Oct 25, 2000
000030XXX	Thrymr	S / 2000 S 7	20,474,000	0.470	176.0	1094.3	7th	2.1e^14th	Dec 7, 2000
000031XXXI	Narvi	S / 2003 S 1	19,007,000	0.431	145.8	1003.9	7th	3.4the^14th	Apr 8, 2003
000032XXXII	Methone	S / 2004 S 1	194,000	0.000	0.000	1.01	3	1.5e¹³	Aug 16, 2004
000033XXXIII	Pallene	S / 2004 S 2	211,000	0.000	0.000	1.14	4th	3.5e¹³	Aug 16, 2004
000034XXXIV	Polydeuces	S / 2004 S 5	377.220	0.019	0.175	2.74	4th	3.0e¹³	Oct 21, 2004
000035XXXV	Daphnis	S / 2005 S 1	136,500	0.000	0.000	0.594	7th	1.5e^14th	May 6, 2005
000036XXXVI	Aegir	S / 2004 S 10	20,735,000	0.252	166.7	1116.5	6th		Dec 12, 2004
000037XXXVII	Bebhionn	S / 2004 S 11	17,119,000	0.469	35.01	834.8	6th		Dec 12, 2004
000038XXXVIII	Bergelmir	S / 2004 S 15	19,338,000	0.142	158.5	1005.9	6th		Dec 12, 2004
000039XXXIX	Bestla	S / 2004 S 18	20,129,000	0.521	145.2	1083.6	7th		Dec 13, 2004
000040XL	Color auti	S / 2004 S 9	20,390,000	0.206	156.4	1086.1	5		Dec 12, 2004
000041XLI	Fenrir	S / 2004 S 16	22,453,000	0.136	164.9	1260.3	4th		Dec 13, 2004
000042XLII	Fornjot	S / 2004 S 8	25,108,000	0.206	170.4	1490.9	6th		Dec 12, 2004
000043XLIII	Hati	S / 2004 S 14	19,856,000	0.372	165.8	1038.7	6th		Dec 12, 2004
000044XLIV	Hyrrokkin	S / 2004 S 19	18,437,000	0.333	151.4	931.8	8th		Dec 13, 2004
000045XLV	Kari	S / 2006 S 2	22,118,000	0.478	156.3	1233.6	7th		Jan. 4, 2006
000046XLVI	Lodge	S / 2006 S 5	23,065,000	0.187	167.9	1312.0	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
000047XLVII	Skoll	S / 2006 S 8	17,665,000	0.464	161.2	878.3	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
000048XLVIII	Surtur	S / 2006 S 7	22,707,000	0.451	177.5	1297.7	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
000049XLIX	Anthe	S / 2007 S 4	197,700	0.001	0.100	1.04	1		May 30, 2007
000050L.	Jarnsaxa	S / 2006 S 6	18,811,000	0.216	163.3	964.7	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
000051LI	Greip	S / 2006 S 4	18,206,000	0.326	179.8	921.2	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
000052LII	Tarqeq	S / 2007 S 1	18,009,000	0.160	46.09	887.5	7th		Apr 13, 2007
000053LIII	Aegaeon	S / 2008 S 1	167,500	0.000	0.001	0.808	0.5		Aug 15, 2008
Z407	Z407	S / 2004 S 7	19,800,000	0.580	165.1	1103	6th		Dec 12, 2004
Z412	Z412	S / 2004 S 12	19,650,000	0.401	164.0	1048	5		Dec 12, 2004
Z413	Z413	S / 2004 S 13	18,450,000	0.273	167.4	906	6th		Dec 12, 2004
Z417	Z417	S / 2004 S 17	18,600,000	0.259	166.6	986	4th		Dec 13, 2004
Z420	Z420	S / 2004 S 20	19,211,000	0.204	163.1	990.23	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z421	Z421	S / 2004 S 21	23.810.400	0.312	154.6	1365.1	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z422	Z422	S / 2004 S 22	20,379,900	0.257	177.4	1080.4	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z423	Z423	S / 2004 S 23	21,427,000	0.399	177.7	1164.3	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z424	Z424	S / 2004 S 24	23.231.300	0.049	36.78	1317.6	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z425	Z425	S / 2004 S 25	20,544,500	0.457	173.3	1095.0	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z426	Z426	S / 2004 S 26	26,737,800	0.148	171.3	1624.2	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z427	Z427	S / 2004 S 27	19,776,700	0.120	167.1	1033.0	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z428	Z428	S / 2004 S 28	21,791,300	0.133	171.0	1197.2	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z429	Z429	S / 2004 S 29	17,470,700	0.472	44.43	858.77	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z430	Z430	S / 2004 S 30	20,424,000	0.113	156.3	1084.1	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z431	Z431	S / 2004 S 31	17,402,800	0.242	48.11	853.80	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z432	Z432	S / 2004 S 32	21,564,200	0.262	161.5	1175.3	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z433	Z433	S / 2004 S 33	23,764,800	0.417	161.5	1361.5	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z434	Z434	S / 2004 S 34	24,358,900	0.267	165.7	1412.5	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z435	Z435	S / 2004 S 35	21,953,200	0.182	176.4	1208.1	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z436	Z436	S / 2004 S 36	23,698,700	0.667	147.6	1354.2	3		Dec 12, 2004
Z437	Z437	S / 2004 S 37	16.003.300	0.506	164.0	752.88	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z438	Z438	S / 2004 S 38	23.006.200	0.381	155.0	1295.8	4th		Dec 12, 2004
Z439	Z439	S / 2004 S 39	22,790,400	0.081	167.6	1277.5	2		Dec 12, 2004
Z601	Z601	S / 2006 S 1	18,735,600	0.080	155.2	953.70	5		June 26, 2006
Z603	Z603	S / 2006 S 3	21,408,300	0.434	151.7	1164.3	6th		Jan. 5, 2006
Z702	Z702	S / 2007 S 2	15,850,000	0.275	176.6	742.08	4th		Jan. 18, 2007
Z703	Z703	S / 2007 S 3	20,518,500	0.130	177.2	1100	5		Jan. 18, 2007
Z901	Z901	S / 2009 S 1	117,000				0.3		July 26, 2009

An orbit inclination of more than 90 ° means that the satellite is orbiting Saturn retrograde. As a rule, moons move around the planet in the same direction of rotation as the planet rotates around its own axis.

diagram

The diagram shows the orbital half-axes of the outer moons of Saturn (abscesses, in million km) against their orbital inclination (ordinate, in degrees): The circle sizes do not show the relative lunar radii to the orbital elements. The horizontal lines represent the area between perihelion and aphelion of the respective lunar orbit.

Web links

Wiktionary: Saturn moon - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Commons : Saturn's moons - collection of images, videos and audio files

Current Cassini images of Saturn's moons a picture gallery of the field of planetology and remote sensing at the Free University of Berlin under the direction of Cassini team member Gerhard Neukum
The book Voyager 1 and 2 Atlas of Six Saturnian Satellites (NASA-SP-474) at "NASA History Online"

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Scott S. Sheppard : Saturn Moons. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .

[SheppardMoonList-1] Scott S. Sheppard : Saturn Moons. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .


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