Rhea

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Rhea
Rhea.jpg
Rhea in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Rhea
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 527225476.502165 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.000909561682184622
Inclination (i) 27.94971857°
(0.487814614025395 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 168.8079837°
(2.94625511954542 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 360.9692475°
(6.30010186733614 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 448.7342263°
(7.83188971564837 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 764000 km
Mass 2.49×1021 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 390411 seconds (108.4475 hours or 4.5 days)
SidRotOffset 5.23
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Rhea.cfg (outerplanets-050329)

Rhea is the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System and the second-largest moon of Saturn. Rhea was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini on 23 December 1672 about the same time he discovered Dione, Iapetus, and Tethys, but the name Rhea referred to by John Herschel stuck.

Rhea in Orbiter

Rhea was first introduced in Orbiter with the release of Orbiter 2002 in April 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Rhea as a body.

<center?Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Rhea
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002

See also

Rhea at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Rhea in Orbiter 2002
  • Rhea as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on 26 November 2005
    From Wikimedia Commons
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