Helene

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Helene from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Helene
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 377582693.198438 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0074144951310867
Inclination (i) 28.17672505°
(0.491776624625573 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.205823°
(2.95319872416821 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 508.9725468°
(8.88324674450048 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 572.5652964°
(9.99314960476609 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 150000 m
Mass 1.1×1015 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 236530 seconds (65.7 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Helene.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip)

Helene (Saturn XII, S/1980 S 6) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux in 1980, and was named for Helen of Troy.

Helene is co-orbital with Dione in Dione's Lagrange (L4) point. It is one of four of Saturn's known Trojan moons.

Helene in Orbiter

Helene was introduced to Orbiter in October 2002 from osaturn.zip.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Helene
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Moons of Saturn Part 3 AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 19 October 2002

See also

Helene at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Helene from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002

  • Helene from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1

  • Helene with Saturn's cloud surface in the background, taken by Cassini in 2010

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