Titan (Saturn/6)

Saturn/6Planet SatelliteOther

event on 1989-07-03

2574.73

Radius (km)

0.2

Geometric albedo

400

Positive chords

Israel

Observed from

Size — to scalevs Pluto

TITAN (SATURN/6) · R 2574.73 KMPLUTO · R 1188 KM

Titan (Saturn/6) — this objectPluto — comparison

Physical properties

Radius eq. (km)2574.73 ± 0.09

Equivalent radius (km)2574.73 ± 0.09

Oblateness0 ± 0

Axis ratios (b/a · c/a)—

Density (g/cm³)1.882 ± 0.001

ShapeSpherical

Albedo (V)0.2

Orbit — top viewheliocentric

9.537

a (AU)

0.0541

24.845

i (deg)

Occultation record

Event date1989-07-03

Observed fromIsrael

Positive chords400

KindSatellite

Delta (au)9.5

Star G mag.5.5

Object G mag.8.5

Astrometryfeeds NIMA ephemeris

Position Date (JD)—

RA position—

Error RA·cos(δ) (mas)—

DEC position—

Error DEC (mas)—

Atmosphere

Pressure (nbar)—

Atm. gasN2

Reference & provenance

Lucky Star projectNo

ReferenceSicardy et al., Nature, 1990

DOI10.1038/343350a0

Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1038/343350a0

CommentCentral flash detected. See also Hubbard et al. A&A, 1993 and Herald et al., JOA, 2018 (http://www.iota-es.de/JOA/JOA2018_2.pdf)