Janus

Summary

Janus is a moon of Saturn^[1]. Janus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Janus is credited with the discovery of Audouin Dollfus^[3].
• Janus's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[4].
• Janus's instance of is recorded as shepherd moon^[5].
• Janus's instance of is recorded as regular moon^[6].
• Janus is named after Janus^[7].
• Janus's Commons category is recorded as Janus (moon)^[8].
• Janus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[9].
• Janus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 15, 1966^[10].
• Janus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Janus (moon)^[11].
• Janus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0068'}^[12].
• Janus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.163'}^[13].
• Janus's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+0.63'}^[14].
• Janus's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14754979', 'amount': '+1.9'}^[15].
• Janus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+0.69466'}^[16].
• Janus's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+151500'}^[17].
• Janus's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+180'}^[18].
• Janus's name is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'Saturn X'}^[19].
• Janus's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.71'}^[20].
• Janus's surface gravity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1051665', 'amount': '+0.017'}^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Saturn^[4], shepherd moon^[5], and regular moon^[6].

Origins

Janus is named after Janus^[7].

Why It Matters

Janus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Janus is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]