Iapetus

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Iapetus
Iapetus.jpg
Iapetus in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Iapetus
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 3563513670.80278 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0274067153032204
Inclination (i) 17.25375588°
(0.301134848386533 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 139.3182554°
(2.43156226496383 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 369.2974058°
(6.44545565088942 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 551.098555°
(9.61848428770356 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 730000 km
Mass 1.6×1022 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 6835072.8 seconds (1898.631 hours or 79.1 days)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Iapetus.cfg (outerplanets-050329)

Iapetus is the third largest moon of Saturn, the eleventh largest moon of the Solar System, and is the outermost of the large moons orbiting Saturn. Iapetus was discovered on 25 October 1671 by w:Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Iapetus is tidally locked to Saturn in that the same side is always facing Saturn, and it is unusual in that the leading hemisphere is dark and the trailing hemisphere is light.

Iapetus in Orbiter

Project home: The Outer Planets 050125
Author: Rolf Keibel (VF2_Rolf)
Tony Dunn
Current version: 050125
Compatibility: Orbiter 2005


Project home: The Outer Planets 050223 Update
Author: Rolf Keibel (VF2_Rolf)
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik (Chode)
Current version: 050223
Compatibility: Orbiter 2005


Project home: The Outer Planets 050329 Update
Author: Rolf Keibel (VF2_Rolf)
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik (Chode)
Current version: 050329
Compatibility: Orbiter 2005


Iapetus was introduced to Orbiter with The Outer Planets-050125 add-on in 2005, compatible with Orbiter 2005, then two updates by the same authors. Later, it was incorporated into Orbiter with the new release in 2006, bringing the moon count of Saturn up to eight.

See also

Iapetus at Wikipedia

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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