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Iapetus
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Iapetushas period 79d7h55m2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
has inclination inclination 14°.7 to Saturn's orbital plane2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
has radius 850±100 km2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
has eccetricity e = 0.0282001-09-27 09:32:09.0
is a part of Saturn2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
has definition The ninth satellite of Saturn. It has the most extreme variation in albedo of any satellite in the solar system (0.04 for the leading side, 0.28 for the trailing side). Discovered by Cassini in 1671.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
is an instance of natural satellite2001-09-27 09:32:09.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
satelliteorbits a more massive physical object2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has approximately elliptical orbit2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has orbital period2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has orbital inclinationhas URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Space/Satellites/, has URL: http://www.bester.com/satpasses.html, has URL: http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online, 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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