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Prometheus

moon of Saturn
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Prometheus
NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Prometheus is a moon of Saturn[1]. Prometheus draws 1,045 Wikipedia views per month (moon of saturn category, ranking #15 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Voyager 1[3]
  • Instance of: shepherd moon[4], regular moon[5]
  • Named after: Prometheus[6]
  • Commons category: Prometheus (moon)[7]
  • Parent astronomical body: Saturn[8]
  • Provisional designation: S/1980 S 27[9]
  • Time of discovery or invention: October 1, 1980[10]
  • Mass: 160 exagram[11]
  • Semi-major axis of an orbit: 139,400 km[12]
  • Albedo: 0.6[13]

Why It Matters

Prometheus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Prometheus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Voyager 1

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Prometheus. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/prometheus-q17739
MLA “Prometheus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 18 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/prometheus-q17739.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_prometheus-q17739_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Prometheus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/prometheus-q17739}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-54193-84 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+160'}
    Fandom article id → thesolarsystem:Prometheus
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cdo', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy',
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Fandom article id: thesolarsystem:Prometheus"
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