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Saturn: Moons: Tethys: Facts & Figures
Discovered By
G.D. Cassini
Date of Discovery
1684
Average Distance from Saturn
Metric: 294,660 km
Equatorial Radius
Metric: 535.6 x 528.2 x 525.8 km
Mass
Metric: 627,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg
Scientific Notation: 6.27 x 1020 kg
Rotation Period (Length of Day)
By Comparison: Synchronous with Saturn
Orbit Period (Length of Year)
1.887802160 Earth days
Orbital Eccentricity
0.00000
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic
1.86 degrees
Saturn's Moons
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