Albiorix (al'-bee-or'-iks) is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Holman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 11. It is also designated as Saturn XXVI. Its name derives from one of the Celtic names for the god of tribal unity, better known as Toutatis. Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Matthew J. Holman is a Smithsonian Astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University. ... A Celtic cross incorporating the Celtic knotwork motif associated with Celtic cultures Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... Toutatis or Teutates, ancient god of Celts and Gauls, whose name means father of the tribe. ...
Albiorix is about 26 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 16,402 Mm in 784.226 days, at an inclination of 38° to the ecliptic (33° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.521. Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... The plane of the Ecliptic is well seen in this picture from the 1994 lunar prospecting Clementine spacecraft. ... This article is about retrograde motion. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ...
Calypso (kə-lip'-soe, IPA /kəˈlɪpso/, Greek Καλυψώ) is a moon of Saturn.
The moonTelesto resides in Tethys' leading Lagrangian point, 60 degrees ahead of Tethys.
Like many other small Saturnian moons and small asteroids it is irregularly shaped by overlapping large craters and appears to also have loose surface material capable of smoothing the appearance of craters.
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