Telesto

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Telesto
Telesto-osaturnzip.jpg
Telesto from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Telesto
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1999
Semimajor axis (a) 294600000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.001
Inclination (i) 1.157374746°
(0.0202 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 126.1251994°
(2.2013 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 358.33926642°
(6.2542 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 27.09517413°
(0.4729 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 13000 m
Mass 1.1×1015 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 163129 seconds (45.136 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Telesto.cfg (osaturn.zip)

Telesto (Saturn XIII, S/1980 S 13) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 by B Smith, H Reitsema, S Larson, and J Fountain. [[w:Telesto (mythology) Telesto was a water nymph of Oceanus and Tethys. Telesto is co-orbital with Tethys and leads about 60° near the L5 point, whereas Calypso trails at the L4 point. Calypso and Telesto are two of the four known Saturn Trojan moons.

Telesto in Orbiter

Telesto was introduced to Orbiter with osaturn.zip add-on in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Telesto
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Moons of Saturn Part 3 AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 19 October 2002

See also

Telesto at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Telesto from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Telesto as seen by the Cassini spacecraft in 2005,
    from Wikimedia Commons
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