Telesto

Moon· orbits Saturn

Telesto is a moon orbiting Saturn.

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Key facts

Orbit around Saturn

1.89 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Saturn

Distance from Saturn: 4,267,850 km
Orbital period: 45.40 hours
Eccentricity: 0.0008286
Inclination: 5.99 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation: 0.0112 S⊕ · 1% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By: B.A. Smith, H. Reitsema, S.M. Larson, J. Fountain

Telesto was discovered in 1980 by B.A. Smith and colleagues. 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

Telesto, a Tethys trojan moon, imaged by Cassini — NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute (public domain) · Wikimedia Commons

Dont Forget Telesto — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · NASA Image Library

Smooth Telesto — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · NASA Image Library

Helene — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · NASA Image Library

Rings, Rhea and Telesto — NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · NASA Image Library

Images from open archives · credit shown per image