Enceladus

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Enceladus
EnceladusOrbiter2016.jpg
Enceladus in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client with Saturn in the background
Designation
Name Enceladus
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 238408052.167797 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.000372459385461708
Inclination (i) 28.04279097°
(0.489439033839462 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.5204865°
(2.95869063964615 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 264.6781976°
(4.6195060071305 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 384.1198896°
(6.70415679611494 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 249000 km
Mass 7.30×1019 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 118454 seconds (32.9 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Enceladus.cfg (Orbiter 2005)

Enceladus is sixth largest moon of Saturn, and the nineteenth largest moon in the Solar System, about 500 km diameter, about a tenth the diameter of Titan. It was discovered by William Herschel on 28 August 1789. Enceladus has been imaged by Voyagers 1 and 2 and by the Cassini mission.

Enceladus in Orbiter

Enceladus was introduced by the release of Orbiter 2002.


Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Enceladus.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Enceladus
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050223 Update O-F Resources 2005-02-23 VF2_Rolf Scenery 23 February 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Moons of Saturn Part 3 AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 19 October 2002
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002

See also

Enceladus at Wikipedia

  • Enceladus in Orbiter 2002
  • Enceladus in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Enceladus in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Enceladus in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Enceladus from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Enceladus as seen by Voyager 2, 26 August 1981
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