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Solar
Moon

Enceladus

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.002 AU
Eccentricity
0.0047
Inclination
0.01°
Orbital period
32.9 hours
Epoch · J2000
J2000

Physical properties

Mean radius
252 km
Mass
1.08 × 10²⁰ kg
Density
1.609 g/cm³
Rotation period
32.9 hours
Surface gravity
0.11 m/s²

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.99
Representative colour
#EFEFEF

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
William Herschel
Discovery date
28 August 1789

Sources