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Revision as of 03:32, 12 September 2024
Enceladus | |
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Enceladus in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client with Saturn in the background | |
Designation | |
Name | Enceladus |
Reference body | Saturn |
Planetary mean orbits | |
Epoch | 1999 |
Semimajor axis (a) | 238000000 m |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.0001 |
Inclination (i) | 0.009998° (1.745×10-4 radian) |
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 137.0515046° (2.392 radian) |
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 111.7840658° (1.951 radian) |
Mean longitude (L) | 273.8165303° (4.779 radian) |
Selected physical parameters | |
Mean radius | 249000 km |
Mass | 7.30×1019 kg |
Rotation elements | |
SidRotPeriod | 118454 seconds (32.9 hours) |
SidRotOffset | 0 |
Obliqutiy | 0.4895 |
LAN | 6.09808 |
Note | *Elements given are from Enceladus.cfg (osaturn.zip) |
Enceladus is sixth largest moon of Saturn, and the nineteenth largest moon in the Solar System, about 500 km diameter, about a tenth the diameter of Titan. It was discovered by William Herschel on 28 August 1789. Enceladus has been imaged by Voyagers 1 and 2 and by the Cassini mission.
Enceladus in Orbiter
Enceladus was introduced by the release of Orbiter 2002.
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Enceladus.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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Orbiter 2003-P2 | O-F Resources | 031217 | martins | Orbiter Download | 17 December 2003 | Orbiter 2003-P2 | |
Orbiter 2003-P1 | O-F Resources | 031105 | martins | Orbiter Download | 5 November 2003 | ||
Moons of Saturn Part 3 | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 19 October 2002 | |||
Orbiter 2002 | O-F Resources | 020419 | martins | Orbiter Download | 19 April 2002 | Orbiter 2002 |
See also
edit The Solar System | |
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