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Solar
Moon

Mimas

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.001 AU
Eccentricity
0.0202
Orbital period
22.6 hours
Epoch · J2000
J2000

Physical properties

Mean radius
198 km
Mass
3.749 × 10¹⁹ kg
Density
1.148 g/cm³

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.962

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
William Herschel
Discovery date
17 September 1789

Sources