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Methone is a natural satellite of [[Saturn]].
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Methone-outerplanets050329updatezip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Methone from ''outerplanets-050125_update.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Methone
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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%"|194000000 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0071414566996186
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|28.0090475413464° <br> (.488850099944117 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|169.466387305412° <br> (2.95774642993936 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|194.175872804504° <br> (3.38900830837231 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|518.977760878948° <br> (9.05787067196546 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|1700 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.191×10<sup>16</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|94776 seconds (26.3267 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%+|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0.4895
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|width="30%"|LAN||align=right" width="30%"|6.09808
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Methone.cfg (outerplanets-050329_update.zip)
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'''Methone (Saturn XXXII, S/2004 S 1)''' a [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Saturn]]. It orbits outside of the ring system between the orbits of [[Mimas]] and [[Enceladus]]. Methone was discovered in 2004 by the [[w:Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] imaging team. It was named after on of the seven beautiful daughters of [[w:Alcyoneus|Alcyoneus]].
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== Methone in Orbiter ==
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Methone was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''outerplanets-050329_update.zip'' in 2005.
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050329_update.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050329 Update]||AVSIM||050329||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn<br>Carl Romanik||Scenery||30 March 2005||||
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== See also ==
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[[w:Moethone (moon)|Methone]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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Methone-outerplanets050329updatezip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Methone from ''outerplanets-050329_update.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Methone PIA14633.jpg|<center>The leading face of Methone imaged by [[w:Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] on 20 May 2012</center>
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Methone (frame 15).jpg|<center>Discovery image of Methone on 1 June 2004</center>
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Revision as of 13:19, 5 October 2024

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Methone-outerplanets050329updatezip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Methone from outerplanets-050125_update.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Methone
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 194000000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0071414566996186
Inclination (i) 28.0090475413464°
(.488850099944117 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.466387305412°
(2.95774642993936 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 194.175872804504°
(3.38900830837231 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 518.977760878948°
(9.05787067196546 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1700 m
Mass 1.191×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 94776 seconds (26.3267 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Methone.cfg (outerplanets-050329_update.zip)

Methone (Saturn XXXII, S/2004 S 1) a moon of Saturn. It orbits outside of the ring system between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. Methone was discovered in 2004 by the Cassini imaging team. It was named after on of the seven beautiful daughters of Alcyoneus.

Methone in Orbiter

Methone was introduced to Orbiter with the release of outerplanets-050329_update.zip in 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Pan
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005

See also

Methone at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Methone from outerplanets-050329_update.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • The leading face of Methone imaged by Cassini on 20 May 2012
  • Discovery image of Methone on 1 June 2004
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