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Telesto (moon)
Telesto
Click for Description Discovery Discovered by
Smith, Reitsema,
Larson and Fountain Discovered in
April 8, 1980 Orbital characteristics Semimajor axis
294,619 km Eccentricity
0.000 Orbital period
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Telesto
Related Category: Astronomy: General
(tls´t), in astronomy, one of the 18 named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn.
Telesto
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Telesto [tah-LESS-toh] and Calypso [ka-LIP-so] are called the Tethys Trojans because they circle Saturn in the same orbit as Tethys, about 60 degrees ahead of and behind that body. Telesto is the leading Trojan and Calypso is the trailing Trojan.
Telesto
Saturn XIII
Telesto ("tah LESS toh") is the tenth of Saturn's known satellites: orbit: 294,660 km from Saturn diameter: 29 km (34 x 28 x 36) mass: ?
TELESTO
Telesto is one of the 18 moons of Saturn. It was discovered by B. Smith, H. Reitsema, S. Larson, J. Fountain in 1980. It is irregularly-shaped and has a radius of 15x12.5x7.5 km.
Telesto
Discovered: B. Smith, H. Reitsema, S. Larson, J. Fountain, 1980
Distance from Saturn: 294,660km (leads Tethys) ...
Telesto (NASA Thesaurus) A natural satellite of Saturn orbiting at a mean distance of 294,660 kilometers.
In Greek mythology Telesto was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.
Calypso ...
Telesto and Calypso have orbits that are synchronized with the orbit of Tethys, always remaining fixed relative to the larger moon, lying precisely 60° ahead of and 60° behind it as it travels around Saturn (see Figure 12.23).
The Saturnian moon Tethys has two smaller moons in its L4 and L5 points, Telesto and Calypso. The Saturnian moon Dione also has two Lagrangian co-orbitals, Helene at its L4 point and Polydeuces at L5.
SATURN S_RINGS SYSTEM MIMAS ENCELADUS TETHYS DIONE RHEA TITAN HYPERION IAPETUS PHOEBE JANUS EPIMETHEUS PANDORA CALYPSO HELENE TELESTO or SATURN S_RINGS SYSTEM MIMAS ENCELADUS TETHYS DIONE RHEA TITAN HYPERION IAPETUS PHOEBE JANUS EPIMETHEUS PANDORA ...
Calypso an orbit with Telesto (294,660 km from the center of Saturn); these 2 moons are also called the Tethys Trojans because they orbit Saturn in Tethys' orbit, Telesto is 60° ahead of Tethys, Calypso is 60° behind Tethys.
Next out are Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Helene, Dione, and Rhea (right). Dione looks very much like our moon, except that it contains ice. Tethys, Telesto, and Calypso all share the same orbit.
The others are Phoebe, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, and 15 yet to receive names.
Lists of Natural Satellites and Rings around Saturn
Rings of Saturn
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Some of the names are possibly familiar to you - Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Methone, Pallene, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Polydeuces, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, ...
Saturn's known moons are (from nearest to furthest from the planet): Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Phoebe.
Trojan satellites
satellites which orbit at the Lagrangian points, 60° ahead of and 60° behind another satellite. For example, Telesto and Calypso are trojans of Saturn's satellite Tethys.
In 1980 three additional Saturnian moons were discovered from the ground and later confirmed by the Voyager probes. They are trojan moons of Dione (Helene) and Tethys (Telesto and Calypso).
This name derives from a generalization of the names of some of the largest asteroids in Jupiter's Lagrange points: 588 Achilles, 624 Hektor, and 911 Agamemnon. Saturn's satellites Helene, Calypso and Telesto are also sometimes called Trojans.
An object orbiting in the Lagrange points of another (larger) object. This name derives from a generalization of the names of some of the largest asteroids in Jupiter's Lagrange points. Saturn's moons Helene, Calypso and Telesto are also sometimes ...
Such objects are Telesto and Calypso, which are the leading and following companions respectively of Tethys; and Helene and Polydeuces, which are the leading and following companions of Dione.
Asteroid satellites ...
 See also: Saturn, Calypso, Tethys, Solar, Titan
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