Iapetus
moon of Saturn
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Iapetus
Summary
Iapetus is a moon of Saturn[1]. Iapetus ranks in the top 3% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,988 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Iapetus is credited with the discovery of Giovanni Domenico Cassini[3].
- Iapetus's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn[4].
- Iapetus's instance of is recorded as regular moon[5].
- Iapetos is named after Iapetus[6].
- Iapetus's Commons category is recorded as Iapetus[7].
- Iapetus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn[8].
- Iapetus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 25, 1671[9].
- Iapetus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iapetus (moon)[10].
- Iapetus's Commons gallery is recorded as Iapetus (moon)[11].
- Iapetus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0286125'}[12].
- Iapetus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.2'}[13].
- Iapetus's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[14].
- Iapetus's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/iapetus[15].
- Iapetus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.28'}[16].
- Iapetus's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+1.088'}[17].
- Iapetus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q613726', 'amount': '+1.8055'}[18].
- Iapetus's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+734.5'}[19].
- Iapetus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+79.3215'}[20].
- Iapetus's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3560820'}[21].
- Iapetus's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3659387'}[22].
- Iapetus's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3462252'}[23].
- Iapetus's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6'}[24].
- Iapetus's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Surface features of Iapetus (moon)[25].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include moon of Saturn[4] and regular moon[5].
Origins
Iapetos is named after Iapetus[6].
Influence
Things named for Iapetus include Iapetus Nunatak[26], a nunatak[27].
Why It Matters
Iapetus ranks in the top 3% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,988 views/month).[2] Iapetus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Iapetus is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for Iapetus include Iapetus Nunatak[26], a nunatak[27].