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Rhea is a natural satellite of [[Saturn]].
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Rhea is the ninth-largest moon in the [[Solar System]] and the second-largest moon of [[Saturn]]. Rhea was discovered by [[w:Giovanni Domenico Cassini|Giovanni Domenico Cassini]] on 23 December 1672 about the same time he discovered [[Dione]], [[Iapetus]], and [[Tethys]], but the name Rhea referred to by [[w:John Herschel|John Herschel]] stuck.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:29, 16 July 2024

Rhea
Rhea.jpg
Rhea in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Rhea
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 527225476.502165 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.000909561682184622
Inclination (i) 27.94971857°
(0.487814614025395 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 168.8079837°
(2.94625511954542 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 360.9692475°
(6.30010186733614 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 448.7342263°
(7.83188971564837 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 764000 km
Mass 2.49×1021 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 390411 seconds (108.4475 hours or 4.5 days)
SidRotOffset 5.23
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Rhea.cfg (outerplanets-050329)

Rhea is the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System and the second-largest moon of Saturn. Rhea was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini on 23 December 1672 about the same time he discovered Dione, Iapetus, and Tethys, but the name Rhea referred to by John Herschel stuck.

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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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