Anthe
Moon· orbits Saturn
Anthe is a moon orbiting Saturn.
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Key facts
Orbit around Saturn
1.04 Earth days
Science
Orbit around Saturn
- Distance from Saturn
- 4,460,879 km
- Orbital period
- 24.99 hours
- Eccentricity
- 0.003267
- Inclination
- 6.46 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.0112 S⊕ · 1% of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- Cassini Imaging Science Team
Anthe was discovered in 2007 by Cassini Imaging Science Team. Saturn's moons are named after giants and deities of world mythology — its distant irregular moons after Norse, Inuit and Gallic figures. Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.
Images
No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.