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Saturn
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Saturnhas obliquity 26°44'has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has atmosphere composition hydrogen and heliumhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has albedo 0.50has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has synodic period 378 dayshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has oblateness 0.1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has orbital velocity Vorb = 9.65 km s-1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has mean distance from Sun 9.540 AUhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has inclination i = 2°29'33"has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has eccentricity e = 0.056has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has surface gravity 11 m s-2has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has escape velocity Vesc = 33.1 km s-1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has mean density 0.7 g cm-3has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has rotation period at poles 10h38mhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has rotation period at equator 10h14mhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has equatorial diameter 116340 kmhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is a part of our solar system2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has number of satellites 10has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has temperature Teff ≈ 160 Khas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:06.0
has mass 5.7 × 1029 g = 95.2 MEarthhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has definition Sixth major planet out from the Sun. The most spectacular of the Solar System, it is circled by a series of concentric rings. All the satellites of Saturn are locked in synchronous rotation.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is an instance of gas giant2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is an instance of superior planethas source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
is an instance of naked eye planet2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
has sidereal period 29.458 yearshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:05.0
naked eye planethas motion relative to stars epicycloidal2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has been observed for many centuries2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has apparent magnitude brighter than 52001-09-27 09:31:54.0
gas gianthas composition Mostly made of various light elements such as gases and simple compounds2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has synonym Jovian planet2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
planetis a part of solar system2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
has orbit2001-09-27 09:31:54.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 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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