Enceladus

natural satellite orbiting Saturn
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Enceladus
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Enceladus

Summary

Enceladus is a moon of Saturn[1]. Enceladus ranks in the top 2% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,956 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Enceladus is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
  • Enceladus's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn[4].
  • Enceladus's instance of is recorded as regular moon[5].
  • Enceladus is named after Enceladus[6].
  • Enceladus's Commons category is recorded as Enceladus[7].
  • Enceladus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn[8].
  • Enceladus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 28, 1789[9].
  • Enceladus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Enceladus[10].
  • Enceladus's Commons gallery is recorded as Enceladus[11].
  • Enceladus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0047'}[12].
  • Enceladus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}[13].
  • Enceladus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}[14].
  • Enceladus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Enceladus's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/enceladus[16].
  • Enceladus's has characteristic is recorded as Q16652028[17].
  • Enceladus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.009'}[18].
  • Enceladus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+108043390000000000000'}[19].
  • Enceladus's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+32.9'}[20].
  • Enceladus's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+75'}[21].
  • Enceladus's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+145'}[22].
  • Enceladus's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+252.1'}[23].
  • Enceladus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1.370'}[24].
  • Enceladus's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+237948'}[25].
  • Enceladus's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4243638', 'amount': '+67113076'}[26].
  • Enceladus's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1.370218'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Saturn[4] and regular moon[5].

Origins

Enceladus is named after Enceladus[6].

Influence

Things named for Enceladus include Enceladus Nunataks[28], a nunatak[29].

Why It Matters

Enceladus ranks in the top 2% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,956 views/month).[2] Enceladus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Enceladus is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Enceladus include Enceladus Nunataks[28], a nunatak[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Satellites of Saturn: Geological Perspective. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Fandom article id → space:Enceladus, concord:Enceladus, thesolarsystem:Enceladus +1
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  2. 8d ago · ~2026-51439-50 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → space:Enceladus, concord:Enceladus, thesolarsystem:Enceladus +1
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