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Telesto
Sign in to saveAlso known as Saturn XIII, Tethys B, S/1980 S 13, S/1980 S 24, S/1980 S 33, S/1981 S 1
moon of Saturn
Telesto is a small moon that orbits Saturn, located in a region where it shares its orbital path with two other moons in a gravitationally stable arrangement. Its discovery and study help scientists understand how moons form and interact within planetary systems.
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Wikidata facts
- Diameter
- 25
- Mass
- 4
- Orbital period
- 1.887802
- Image
- Telesto cassini closeup.jpg
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- Commons category
- Telesto
- time of discovery or invention
- 1980-04-08
- provisional designation
- S/1980 S 13
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.000
- apparent magnitude
- 18.7
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 294700
- orbital inclination
- 1.19
- name
- Saturn XIII
- periapsis
- 294650
- apoapsis
- 294770
- density
- 0.5
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Telesto /təˈlɛstoʊ/ is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was provisionally designated S/1980 S 13. In the following months, several other apparitions were observed: S/1980 S 24, S/1980 S 33, and S/1981 S 1.
In 1983 it was officially named after Telesto of Greek mythology. It is also designated as Saturn XIII or Tethys B.