Phoebe
moon of Saturn
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Summary
Phoebe is a moon of Saturn[1]. Phoebe ranks in the top 6% of moon of saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,492 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Henry Pickering[3]
- Instance of: irregular moon[4]
- Named after: Phoebe[5]
- Part of: Norse group[6]
- Commons category: Phoebe[7]
- Parent astronomical body: Saturn[8]
- Time of discovery or invention: August 16, 1898[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Phoebe[10]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.1562415[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Topic has template: Template:GeoTemplate/phoebe[13]
- Absolute magnitude: 6.59[14]
- Orbital inclination: 173.04 degree[15], 151.78 degree[16]
- Density: 1.6428 gram per cubic centimetre[17]
- Mass: 8.289 zettagram[18]
- Radius: 106.5 km[19]
- Orbital period: 550.564636 day[20]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 12,947,780 km[21]
- Diameter: 220 km[22]
- Connects with: Phoebe ring[23]
- Albedo: 0.081[24]
- Category for maps or plans: list of geological features on Saturn's smaller moons[25]
Body
Influence
Things named for Phoebe include Mount Phoebe[26], a mountain[27].
Why It Matters
Phoebe has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Phoebe is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for Phoebe include Mount Phoebe[26], a mountain[27].