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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2.7×10<sup>17</sup> kg
 
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|width="30"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|52963 sec (14.712 hours)
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Prometheus.cfg (isaturn.zip)
 
|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Prometheus.cfg (isaturn.zip)

Revision as of 13:23, 24 September 2024

Atlas
Prometheus-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Prometheus from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Prometheus
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 140029951.920387 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0065236268149407
Inclination (i) 28.03699473°
(0.489337870466669 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.5150881°
(2.95859641908756 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 208.5299527°
(3.63953426343034 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 222.3185947°
(3.88019146589874 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 91600 m
Mass 2.7×1017 kg
SidRotPeriod 52963 sec (14.712 hours)
Note *Elements given are from Prometheus.cfg (isaturn.zip)

Prometheus (Saturn XVI, S/1980 S 27) is an inner moon of Saturn. It was discovered from images taken by Voyager 1 in October 1980, and is a Shepherd moon for the inside edge of the F Ring.

Prometheus in Orbiter

Prometheus was introduced to Orbiter with the release of isaturn.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Prometheus
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Inner Moons of Saturn AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 15 October 2002

Gallery

  • Prometheus from isaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Prometheus as seen by Cassini in December 2009
Saturn's natural satellites

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Named Satellites::

Aegaeon | Aegir | Albiorix | Alvaldi | Angrboda | Anthe | Atlas | Bebhionn | Beli | Bergelmir | Bestla | Calypso | Daphnis | Dione | Eggther | Enceladus | Epimetheus | Erriapus | Farbauti | Fenrir | Fornjot | Geirrod | Gerd | Greip | Gridr | Gunnlod | Hati | Helene | Hyperion | Hyrrokkin | Iapetus | Ijiraq | Janus | Jarnsaxa | Kari | Kiviuq | Loge | Methone | Mimas | Mundilfari | Narvi | Paaliaq | Pallene | Pan | Pandora | Phoebe | Polydeuces | Prometheus | Rhea | Siarnaq | Skathi | Skoll | Skrymir | Surtur | Suttungr | Tarqeq | Tarvos | Telesto | Tethys | Thiazzi | Thrymr | Titan | Ymir

Numbered Satellites:

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