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Telesto (moon)
| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Smith , Reitsema, Larson and Fountain | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1980 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| 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 | 24 km | ||||||
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| Surface gravity | ? m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
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| Atmosphere | none | ||||||
Telesto (te-les'-toh, Greek Τελεστώ) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith , Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was designated 1980 S 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).
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