Tethys

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Tethys

Summary

Tethys is a moon of Saturn[1]. Tethys ranks in the top 9% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tethys is credited with the discovery of Giovanni Domenico Cassini[3].
  • Tethys's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn[4].
  • Tethys's instance of is recorded as regular moon[5].
  • Tethys is named after Tethys[6].
  • Tethys's Commons category is recorded as Tethys[7].
  • Tethys's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn[8].
  • Tethys's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 21, 1684[9].
  • Tethys's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1684[10].
  • Tethys's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tethys (moon)[11].
  • Tethys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0001'}[12].
  • Tethys's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.2'}[13].
  • Tethys's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[14].
  • Tethys's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/tethys[15].
  • Tethys's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.12'}[16].
  • Tethys's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14754979', 'amount': '+617.39'}[17].
  • Tethys's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+86'}[18].
  • Tethys's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+531.1'}[19].
  • Tethys's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1.887802'}[20].
  • Tethys's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+294619'}[21].
  • Tethys's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}[22].
  • Tethys's surface gravity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1051665', 'amount': '+0.146'}[23].
  • Tethys's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Surface features of Tethys (moon)[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Saturn[4] and regular moon[5].

Origins

Tethys is named after Tethys[6].

Influence

Things named for Tethys include Tethys Nunataks[25], a nunatak[26].

Why It Matters

Tethys ranks in the top 9% of moon_of_saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (643 views/month).[2] Tethys has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Tethys is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Tethys include Tethys Nunataks[25], a nunatak[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ~2026-39352-41 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo {'amount': '+0.20'}
    Parent astronomical body Saturn
    Category for maps or plans Category:Surface features of Tethys (moon)
    Fandom article id thesolarsystem:Tethys
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: thesolarsystem:Tethys"
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