Polydeuces

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Polydeuces
Polydeuces-outerplanets050329updatezip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Polydeuces from outerplanets-050125_update.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Polydeuces
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 377653042.059216 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00359754316375383
Inclination (i) 28.0476865522849°
(0.489524477904709 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 169.573211806929°
(2.95961086921263 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 500.873409921058°
(8.7418901388137 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 1145.66193154787°
(19.9955728202683 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 2200 m
Mass 1.621×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 236530 seconds (65.7028 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Polydeuces.cfg (outerplanets-050329_update.zip)

Polydeuces (Saturn XXXIV, S/2004 S 5) a prograde moon of Saturn. It orbits as a Trojan occupying roughly the L5, or trailing point 60° behind in the orbit of Dione. Polydeuces was discovered in 2004 by the Cassini imaging team on 21 October 2004. Its name is also an alternate name for Pollux, twin brother of Castor.

Polydeuces in Orbiter

Polydeuces was introduced to Orbiter with the release of outerplanets-050329_update.zip in 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Polydeuces
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

See also

Polydeuces at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Polydeuces from outerplanets-050329_update.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Four discovery images of Polydeuces animated
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Image of Polydeuces taken on 22 May 2006 from a distance of 73000 km
    from Wikimedia Commons
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