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− | Pan is a | + | {| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin:25px 0 0 10px; border:3px solid lightsteelblue;width:250px; font-size:90%; font-family:'Arial','Helvetica'; float: right; clear: right;"Template in Orbiter" |
+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Pan | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Pan-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|240px]] | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|'''Pan from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1''' | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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+ | |Name||align="right"|Pan | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Saturn | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.41409993155 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|134261832.718672 m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00505752606621368 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|28.06108842° <br> (0.489758384589074 radian) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|169.6115131° <br> (2.95853402331633 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|320.3950366° <br> (5.59294829487164 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|680.4523323° <br> (11.8761336020512 radian) | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|9960 m | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.2×10<sup>15</sup> kg | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|49680 seconds (13.8 hours) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%+|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0.4895 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|LAN||align=right" width="30%"|6.09808 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Pan.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | Pan is the innermost [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Saturn]]. It orbits inside of the [[w:Rings of Saturn#Encke Gap|Encke Gap]] in Saturn's [[w:Rings of Saturn#A Ring]] acting as a shepherd keeping the Encke Gap clear. Pan was imaged by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] during its flyby of Saturn in 1981. Pan was predicted by Jeffrey N Cuzzi and Jeffrey D Scargle in 1985 based on the characteristics of the gap, then was found in a number of images. | ||
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+ | == Pan in Orbiter == | ||
+ | Pan was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''isaturn.zip'' in 2002. | ||
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+ | {|class="wikitable sortable” style="text-align: center" | ||
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+ | |colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pan'''</center> | ||
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+ | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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+ | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1|| | ||
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+ | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=isaturn.zip&Author=&CatID=root Inner Moons of Saturn]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||15 October 2002|||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | [[w:Pan (moon)|Pan]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Gallery == | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Pan-isaturnzip.jpg|<center>Pan from ''isaturn.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center> | ||
+ | Pan-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Pan from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center> | ||
+ | Pan color PIA21449.png|<center>Pan as seen by [[w:Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] on 7 March 2017</center> | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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{{SaturnSat}} | {{SaturnSat}} | ||
+ | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Articles]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Solar System]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Natural satellites]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Satellites of Saturn]] | ||
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{{Nsat-Stub}} | {{Nsat-Stub}} |
Latest revision as of 03:06, 27 September 2024
Pan is the innermost moon of Saturn. It orbits inside of the Encke Gap in Saturn's w:Rings of Saturn#A Ring acting as a shepherd keeping the Encke Gap clear. Pan was imaged by Voyager 2 during its flyby of Saturn in 1981. Pan was predicted by Jeffrey N Cuzzi and Jeffrey D Scargle in 1985 based on the characteristics of the gap, then was found in a number of images.
Pan in Orbiter[edit]
Pan was introduced to Orbiter with the release of isaturn.zip in 2002.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
Inner Moons of Saturn | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 15 October 2002 |
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Gallery[edit]
Pan as seen by Cassini on 7 March 2017
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