Phoebe

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Phoebe
Phoebe-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Phoebe from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Phoebe
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 12891269547.9264 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.165151200259658
Inclination (i) 173.1419161°
(3.02189650980018 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 263.8147889°
(4.6044366813126 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 271.4575059°
(4.73782725732727 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 530.0998082°
(9.25198701651304 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 115000 km
Mass 4.1×1018 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 34465 seconds (9.5736 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Phoebe.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip)

Phoebe (Saturn IX) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Saturn and is the most massive irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 18 March 1899, and was the first satellite discovered photographically.

Phoebe is named after a Titaness in Greek mythology.

It is responsible for the Phoebe Phoebe ring of Saturn.

Phoebe in Orbiter

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

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Mimas
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

Phoebe at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Phoebe from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Phoebe as imaged by the Cassini probe in June 2004
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Animation of Phoebe's orbit (blue=Saturn, cyan=Titan, magenta=Phoebe)
    from Wikimedia Commons
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