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Also known as Saturn IX, Feba (Saturn)

moon of Saturn

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Phoebe is a small moon that orbits Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system. It is significant because its unusual characteristics and distant orbit have made it an important subject of scientific study for understanding the origins and composition of objects in the outer solar system.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
moon of Saturn
Named after
Phoebe
Parent body
Saturn
Diameter
220
Radius
106.5
Mass
8.289
Orbital period
550.564636
Image
Phoebe cassini full.jpg
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Commons category
Phoebe
orbital eccentricity
0.1562415
time of discovery or invention
1898-08-16
discoverer or inventor
William Henry Pickering
orbital inclination
151.78
albedo
0.081
semi-major axis of an orbit
12947780
absolute magnitude
6.59
density
1.6428
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25 mapped locations