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Calypso (moon)
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| Discovered by | Pascu , Seidelmann , Baum and Currie | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1980 | ||||||
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| Semimajor axis | 294,660 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.000 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 45h 18m 26s | ||||||
| Inclination | 1.09° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Saturn | ||||||
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| Mean diameter | 19 km | ||||||
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| Atmosphere | none | ||||||
Calypso (ka-lip'-soh, Greek Καλυψώ) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pascu , Seidelmann , Baum and Currie in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was designated 1980 S 25. In 1983 it was officially named after Calypso of Greek mythology. It is also designated as Saturn XIV.
Calypso is co-orbital with the moon Tethys, and resides in Tethys' trailing Lagrangian point (L5). The moon Telesto resides in Tethys' leading Lagrangian point.
Not to be confused with asteroid 53 Kalypso.
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