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Prometheus is a natural satillite of [[Saturn]].
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Prometheus
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Prometheus-SaturnMoonszip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Prometheus from ''Saturn Moons.zip'' in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Prometheus
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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%"|2014.39014373717
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|139380784.2 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.000000227511577606
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00001303545318719° <br> (0.000000227511577606 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|208.626701831817° <br> (3.6412228545417 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|104.242486953736° <br> (1.81937461780992 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|108.701283931732° <br> (1.89719530575393 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|30000 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|4.08×10<sup>16</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|65657.58530145804 sec (18.2382 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|1.09044646015132
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|5.24385919090949
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Prometheus.cfg (Saturn Moons.zip)
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'''Prometheus (Saturn XVI, S/1980 S 27)''' is an inner [[Natural satellites|moon]] of [[Saturn]]. It was discovered from images taken by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] in October 1980, and is a [[w:Shepherd moon|Shepherd moon]] for the inside edge of the [[w:Rings of Saturn#F Ring|F Ring]].
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== Prometheus in Orbiter ==
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Prometheus was introduced to [[w:Orbiter|Orbiter]] with the release of ''isaturn.zip'' in October 2002.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Prometheus'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/saturn-moons.3813/ Saturn Moons]||O-F Resources||2014-09-21||T1234||Scenery||21 September 2014||||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/minor-moons-jupiter-saturn.2811/ Minor moons Jupiter Saturn]||O-F Resources||2014-07-12||T1234||Scenery||12 July 2014||||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outer_planets-060929-base.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 060929 Base]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel<br>Carl Romanik<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||30 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
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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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|[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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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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Prometheus-isaturnzip.jpg|<center>Prometheus from isaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002</center></center>
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Prometheus-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Prometheus from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Prometheus-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Prometheus from ''outer_planets-060929-base.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
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Prometheus-MinorMoonsJupiterSaturnzip-Orbiter2010P1.jpg|<center>Prometheus from ''Minor Moons Jupiter Saturn.zip'' in Orbiter 2010P1</center>
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Prometheus-SaturnMoonszip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg|<center>Prometheus from ''Saturn Moons.zip'' in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</center>
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Prometheus 12-26-09b.jpg|<center>Prometheus as seen by [[w:Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] in December 2009<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 7 November 2024

Prometheus
Prometheus-SaturnMoonszip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg
Prometheus from Saturn Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name Prometheus
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2014.39014373717
Semimajor axis (a) 139380784.2 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.000000227511577606
Inclination (i) 0.00001303545318719°
(0.000000227511577606 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 208.626701831817°
(3.6412228545417 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 104.242486953736°
(1.81937461780992 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 108.701283931732°
(1.89719530575393 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 30000 m
Mass 4.08×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 65657.58530145804 sec (18.2382 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 1.09044646015132
LAN 5.24385919090949
Note *Elements given are from Prometheus.cfg (Saturn Moons.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[edit]

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
Saturn Moons O-F Resources 2014-09-21 T1234 Scenery 21 September 2014
Minor moons Jupiter Saturn O-F Resources 2014-07-12 T1234 Scenery 12 July 2014
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn
Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik
Scenery 30 March 2005
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

Gallery[edit]

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:

S/2004 S 7 | S/2004 S 12 | S/2004 S 13 | S/2004 S 17 | S/2004 S 21 | S/2004 S 24 | S/2004 S 26 | S/2004 S 28 | S/2004 S 29 | S/2004 S 31 | S/2004 S 34 | S/2004 S 36 | S/2004 S 37 | S/2004 S 39 | S/2004 S 40 | S/2004 S 41 | S/2004 S 42 | S/2004 S 43 | S/2004 S 44 | S/2004 S 45 | S/2004 S 46 | S/2004 S 47 | S/2004 S 48 | S/2004 S 49 | S/2004 S 50 | S/2004 S 51 | S/2004 S 52 | S/2004 S 53 | S/2005 S 4 | S/2005 S 5 | S/2006 S 1 | S/2006 S 3 | S/2006 S 9 | S/2006 S 10 | S/2006 S 11 | S/2006 S 12 | S/2006 S 13 | S/2006 S 14 | S/2006 S 15 | S/2006 S 16 | S/2006 S 17 | S/2006 S 18 | S/2006 S 19 | S/2006 S 20 | S/2007 S 2 | S/2007 S 3 | S/2007 S 5 | S/2007 S 6 | S/2007 S 8 | S/2007 S 9 | S/2009 S 1 | S/2019 S 1 | S/2019 S 2 | S/2019 S 3 | S/2019 S 4 | S/2019 S 5 | S/2019 S 6 | S/2019 S 7 | S/2019 S 8 | S/2019 S 9 | S/2019 S 10 | S/2019 S 11 | S/2019 S 12 | S/2019 S 13 | S/2019 S 14 | S/2019 S 15 | S/2019 S 16 | S/2019 S 17 | S/2019 S 18 | S/2019 S 19 | S/2019 S 20 | S/2019 S 21 | S/2020 S 1 | S/2020 S 2 | S/2020 S 3 | S/2020 S 4 | S/2020 S 5 | S/2020 S 6 | S/2020 S 7 | S/2020 S 8 | S/2020 S 9 | S/2020 S 10

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