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Hyperion is a natural satellite of [[Saturn]].
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Hyperion
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Hyperion-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Hyperion from ''outerplanets=050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Hyperion
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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%"|1485972442.52168 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.114793732028922
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|27.08497375° <br> (0.472721969699369 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|168.466511° <br> (2.94029529634796 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|272.9118948° <br> (4.76321113199504 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|404.7189759° <br> (7.06367867510515 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|205000 km
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.77×10<sup>19</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|1838592 seconds (21.28 days)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||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 Hyperion.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip)
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[[Category: Articles]]
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'''Hyperion (Saturn VII) is the eighth largest moon of [[Saturn]] and was the first moon discovered that is not round. It was discovered by [[w:William Cranch Bond|William Cranch Bond]] et.al. in September 1848, and was named after a [[w:Titans|Titan]] in [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]].
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[[Category: Celestial bodies]]
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Hyperion is the second largest moon that is non-round after [[Proteus]] and is characterized by its 'spongy' appearance. Its rotation is very chaotic and quite unpredicatble. Hyperion is in a 3:4 orbital resonance with [[Titan]].
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== Hyperion in Orbiter ==
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Hyperion was introduced to Orbiter with the release of ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in January 2005.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Hyperion'''</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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== See also ==
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[[w:Hyperion (moon)|Hyperion]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
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Hyperion-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Hyperion from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Hyperion true.jpg|<center>Hyperion as imaged by the [[Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] probe in September 2005</center>
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Animation of Hyperion orbit around Saturn.gif|<center>Animation of Hyperion's orbit (blue=Saturn, Cyan=Titan, Magenta=Hyperion).</center>
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</gallery>
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Revision as of 11:31, 23 September 2024

Hyperion
Hyperion-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Hyperion from outerplanets=050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Hyperion
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 1485972442.52168 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.114793732028922
Inclination (i) 27.08497375°
(0.472721969699369 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 168.466511°
(2.94029529634796 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 272.9118948°
(4.76321113199504 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 404.7189759°
(7.06367867510515 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 205000 km
Mass 1.77×1019 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 1838592 seconds (21.28 days)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Hyperion.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip)

Hyperion (Saturn VII) is the eighth largest moon of Saturn and was the first moon discovered that is not round. It was discovered by William Cranch Bond et.al. in September 1848, and was named after a Titan in Greek mythology.

Hyperion is the second largest moon that is non-round after Proteus and is characterized by its 'spongy' appearance. Its rotation is very chaotic and quite unpredicatble. Hyperion is in a 3:4 orbital resonance with Titan.

Hyperion in Orbiter

Hyperion was introduced to Orbiter with the release of outerplanets-050125.zip in January 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Hyperion
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1

See also

Hyperion at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Hyperion from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Hyperion as imaged by the Cassini probe in September 2005
  • Animation of Hyperion's orbit (blue=Saturn, Cyan=Titan, Magenta=Hyperion).
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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