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Total list of Saturn's moons
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(For Information on these moons and their current status in terms of United Earth and Union history, follow that moons link)


The planet Saturn has 53 named moons [1], and another nine which are still being studied. Many of the moons are very small: 33 are less than 10 km (6 mi) in diameter and 13 moons are less than 50 km (31 mi).Many of the moons are named after Titans, giants, or minor Greek or Roman gods. Some of Saturn's moons are very large; the moon Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury .

This list of Saturn's moons is in order of how long they take to orbit or go around Saturn .




# Name Distance

(x1000km)

Diameter

(km)

Mass

(kg)

Found Moon

Group

0 (moonlets) 130 0.04 to 0.5 <0.1x1012 2006 Three 1000km

bands within A Ring

1 Pan 133 30 (35×35×23) 4.95x1015 1990 In Encke Division
2 Daphnis 136 6 − 8 8.4x1013 2005 In Keeler Gap
3 Atlas 137 31 (46×38×19) 6.6x1015 1980 Outer A Ring

Shepherd

4 Prometheus 139 86 (119×87×61) 1.58x1017 1980 Inner F Ring

Shepherd

5 Pandora 141 81 (103×80×64) 1.36x1017 1980 Outer F Ring

Shepherd

6a Epimetheus 151 113 (135×108×105) 5.30x1017 1980 Co-Orbital
6b Janus 151 179 (193×173×137) 1.91x1018 1966 Co-Orbital
8 Aegaeon 167 0.5 ~0.1x1012 2008 [22] Moonlet (GR)
9 Mimas 185 397 (415×394×381) 3.75x1019 1789
10 Methone 194 3 0.2x1014 2004 Alkyonides
11 Anthe 197 2 0.7x1013 2007 Alkyonides
12 Pallene 212 4 0.5x1014 2004 Alkyonides
13 Enceladus 231] Update - Saturn Moons[7 504 (513× 503×497) 1.08x1020 1789 Generates

E Ring Gap

14 Tethys 294 1066 (1081×1062×1055) 6.17x1020 1684
14a Telesto 294 24 (29× 22×20) 9.41x1015 1980 L Trojan (T)
14b Calypso 294 21 (30×23×14) 6.3x1015 1980 T Trojan (T)
17 Dione 377 1123 (1128×1122×1121) 1.10x1021 1684
17a Helene 377 33 (36×32×30) 2.45x1016 1980 L Trojan (D)
17b Polydeuces 377 3.5 0.3x1014 2004 T Trojan (D)
20 Rhea 527 1529 (1535x1525×1526) 2.31x1021 1672
21 Titan 1,221 5151 1.35x1023 1655
22 Hyperion 1,481 292 (360×280×225) 5.54x1018 1848
23 Iapetus 3,560 1472 (1494×1498×1425) 1.81x1021 1671
24 Kiviuq 11,294 16 2.79x1015 2000 Inuit
25 Ijiraq 11,355 12 1.18x1015 2000 Inuit
26 Phoebe 12,869 220 (230×220×210) 8.29x1018 1899 Norse
27 Paaliaq 15,103 22 7.25x1015 2000 Inuit
28 Skathi 15,672 8 3.5x1014 2000 Norse (Skathi)
29 Albiorix


[1] Update - Saturn Moons

16,266 32 2.23x1016 2000 Gallic
30 S/2007 S 2 16,560 6 1.5x1014 2007 Norse
31 Bebhionn 17,153 6 1.5x1014 2004 Gallic
32 Erriapus 17,236 10 6.8x1014 2000 Gallic
33 Skoll 17,473 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse (Skathi)
34 Siarnaq 17,776 40 4.35x1016 2000 Inuit
35 Tarqeq 17,910 7 2.3x1014 2007 Inuit
36 S/2004 S 13 18,056 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse
37 Greip 18,065 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse
38 Hyrrokkin 18,168 8 3.5x1014 2006 Norse (Skathi)
39 Jarnsaxa 18,556 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse
40 Tarvos 18,562 15 2.3x1015 2000 Gallic
41 Mundilfari 18,725 7 2.3x1014 2000 Norse
42 S/2006 S 1 18,930 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse (Skathi)
43 S/2004 S 17 19,099 4 0.5x1014 2004 Norse
44 Bergelmir 19,104 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse (Skathi)
45 Narvi 19,395 7 2.3x1014 2003 Norse (Narvi)
46 Suttungr 19,579 7 2.3x1014 2000 Norse
47 Hati 19,709 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse
48 S/2004 S 12 19,905 5 0.9x1014 2004 Norse
49 Farbauti 19,984 5 0.9x1014 2004 Norse (Skathi)
50 Thrymr 20,278 7 2.3x1014 2000 Norse
51 Aegir 20,482 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse
52 S/2007 S 3 20,518 5 0.9x1014 2007 Norse
53 Bestla 20,570 7 2.3x1014 2004 Norse (Narvi)
54 S/2004 S 7 20,576 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse
55 S/2006 S 3 21,076 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse (Skathi)
56 Fenrir 21,930 4 0.5x1014 2004 Norse
57 Surtur 22,288 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse
58 Kari 22,321 7 2.3x1014 2006 Norse (Skathi)
59 Ymir 22,429 18 3.97x1016 2000 Norse
60 Loge 22,984 6 1.5x1014 2006 Norse
61 Fornjot 24,504 6 1.5x1014 2004 Norse


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