telesto (moon)

b>Telesto
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Discovery
align="left" \| Discovered by	Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain
align="left" \| Discovered in	1980
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Orbital characteristics
align="left" \| Semimajor axis	294,660 km
align="left" \| Eccentricity	0.000
align="left" \| Orbital period	45h 18m 26s
align="left" \| Inclination	1.09°
align="left" \| Is a satellite of	Saturn
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Physical characteristics
align="left" \| Mean diameter	24 km
align="left" \| Mass	? kg
align="left" \| Mean density	? g/cm³
align="left" \| Surface gravity	? m/s²
align="left" \| Rotation period	?
align="left" \| Axial tilt	?°
align="left" \| Albedo	?
align="left" \| Surface temperature	align="center" \| {\| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"
min !! mean !! max
? K	? K	? K	}
align="left" \| Atmosphere	none

Telesto (te-les'-toh) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was designated 1980 13. In 1983 it was officially named after Telesto of Greek mythology. It is also designated as Saturn XIII. Telesto is co-orbital with Tethys, residing in Tethys' leading Lagrangian point (L₄). The moon Calypso resides in Tethys' trailing Lagrangian point (L₅).

External links

The Planetary Society: Telesto

... | Enceladus | 'Telesto', Tethys, Calypso | Polydeuces, Dione, Helene | ...

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