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Phoebe
Phoebe Moon

Phoebe: Captured Centaur Moon of Saturn

Phoebe is one of the moons of planet Saturn. Phoebe is believed to be a captured Centaur (icy planetoid) from The Kuiper Belt.

For a listing of all moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Phoebe Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 4.0e+18
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 110
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 0.7
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 12,952,000
      1. Rotational period (days)
      2. 0.4
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. -550.48
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. -1.71
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.1633
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 175.3
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.06
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 16.45
      1. Atmosphere