Tethys

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Tethys
Tethys.jpg
Tethys with Saturn in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Tethys
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 294982634.56239 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00107532665445937
Inclination (i) 26.97242049°
(0.470757544726676 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.1532561°
(2.95228125917919 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 496.8246271°
(8.67122554777855 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 502.6123366°
(8.77224013508484 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 530000 km
Mass 6.22×1020 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 163106.1062 seconds (45.3 hours)
SidRotOffset 4.370713573
Obliqutiy 0.01904221653
LAN 4.539459438
Note *Elements given are from Tethys.cfg (Orbiter 2016)

Tethys is the 5th largest moon of Saturn, discovered on 11 March 1684 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who named it Saturn IV, but John Hershel referred to it at Tethys, and that is the name that stuck.

Tethys in Orbiter

Project home: Moons of Saturn Part 3
Author: Rolf Keibel (VF2_Rolf)
Current version:
Compatibility: Orbiter 2002


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


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


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


Tethys was introduced to Orbiter with the release of Orbiter 2002, but was also included in a number of add-ons as indicated in the above tables.

See also

Tethys 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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