Epimetheus
moon of Saturn
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Summary
Epimetheus is a moon of Saturn[1]. Epimetheus draws 762 Wikipedia views per month (moon of saturn category, ranking #14 of 96).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Dick Walker[3]
- Instance of: shepherd moon[4], regular moon[5]
- Named after: Epimetheus[6]
- Commons category: Epimetheus (moon)[7]
- Parent astronomical body: Saturn[8]
- Time of discovery or invention: December 18, 1966[9]
- IPA transcription: ɛpəˈmiːθiːəs[10]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.009[11]
- Orbital inclination: 0.351 degree[12]
- Density: 0.6233 gram per cubic centimetre[13]
- Mass: 530 exagram[14]
- Orbital period: 0.694333517 day[15]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 151,400 km[16]
- Volume as quantity: 843,290 cubic kilometre[17]
- Diameter: 117.2 km[18]
- Name: Saturn XI[19]
- Albedo: 0.73[20]
- Surface gravity: 0.011 metres per second squared[21]
Why It Matters
Epimetheus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Epimetheus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]