List of Saturn's Moons
Saturn has 146 moons orbiting it. These moons are listed below.
Name of Moon | Diameter | Orbital Distance | Length of Orbit | Discovered | Discoverer | Group |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S/2009 S 1 | 0 km
0 miles |
116,900 km 72,638 miles |
11 hours | 2009 | Cassini Imaging Team | Shepherd |
Pan | 28 km
(34 x 31 x 20) 18 miles |
133,584 km 83,005 miles |
14 hours | 1990 | Mark Robert Showalter | Shepherd |
Daphnis | 8 km
5 miles |
136,505 km 84,820 miles |
14 hours | 2005 | Cassini Imaging Team | Shepherd |
Atlas | 30 km
19 miles |
137,670 km 85,544 miles |
14 hours | 1980 | Richard Terrile | Shepherd |
Prometheus | 86 km
54 miles |
139,380 km 86,607 miles |
15 hours | 1980 | Stewart A. Collins | Shepherd |
Pandora | 81 km
51 miles |
141,720 km 88,061 miles |
15 hours | 1980 | Stewart A. Collins | Shepherd |
Epimetheus | 116 km
72 miles |
151,422 km 94,089 miles |
17 hours | 1966 | Richard Walker | Co-orbital |
Janus | 179 km
111 miles |
151,472 km 94,120 miles |
17 hours | 1966 | Audouin Dollfus | Co-orbital |
Aegaeon | 1 km
0 miles |
167,500 km 104,079 miles |
19 hours | 2008 | Carolyn Porco (Cassini Imaging Team) | G-Ring |
Mimas | 396 km
246 miles |
185,404 km 115,204 miles |
23 hours | 1789 | William Herschel | Major |
Methone | 3 km
2 miles |
194,440 km 120,819 miles |
24 hours | 2004 | Cassini Imaging Team | Alkyonides |
Anthe | 2 km
1 miles |
197,700 km 122,845 miles |
25 hours | 2007 | Cassini Imaging Team | Alkyonides |
Pallene | 4 km
3 miles |
212,280 km 131,904 miles |
27 hours | 2004 | Cassini Imaging Team | Alkyonides |
Enceladus | 504 km
313 miles |
237,950 km 147,855 miles |
33 days | 1789 | William Herschel | Major |
Calypso | 21 km
13 miles |
294,619 km 183,067 miles |
45 hours | 1980 | Dan Pascu, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, William A. Baum, Douglas G. Currie | Co-orbital |
Telesto | 25 km
15 miles |
294,619 km 183,067 miles |
45 hours | 1980 | Bradford A. Smith, Harold Reitsema, Stephen M. Larson, John W. Fountain | Co-orbital |
Tethys | 1,062 km
660 miles |
294,619 km 183,067 miles |
45 hours | 1684 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini | Major |
Dione | 1,123 km
698 miles |
377,396 km 234,503 miles |
66 hours | 1684 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini | Major |
Helene | 35 km
22 miles |
377,396 km 234,503 miles |
66 hours | 1980 | Pierre Laques, Jean Lecacheux | Co-orbital |
Polydeuces | 3 km
2 miles |
377,396 km 234,503 miles |
66 hours | 2004 | Cassini Imaging Team | Co-orbital |
Rhea | 1,528 km
949 miles |
527,108 km 327,529 miles |
108 hours | 1672 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini | Major |
Titan | 5,149 km
3,200 miles |
1,221,930 km 759,271 miles |
16 days | 1655 | Christiaan Huygens | Major |
Hyperion | 270 km
168 miles |
1,481,010 km 920,255 miles |
21 days | 1848 | William Bond, George Bond, William Lassell | Major |
Iapetus | 1,469 km
913 miles |
3,560,820 km 2,212,587 miles |
79 days | 1671 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini | Major |
S/2019 S 1 | 5 km
3 miles |
11,245,400 km 6,987,554 miles |
444 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton, Bredd J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexanderson | Inuit |
Kiviuq | 17 km
11 miles |
11,307,500 km 7,026,141 miles |
449 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars | Inuit |
S/2005 S 4 | 5 km
3 miles |
11,324,500 km 7,036,705 miles |
450 days | 2005 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Inuit |
S/2020 S 1 | 4 km
2 miles |
11,338,700 km 7,045,528 miles |
451 days | 2020 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Inuit |
Ijiraq | 13 km
8 miles |
11,348,500 km 7,051,617 miles |
451 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman | Inuit |
Phoebe | 213 km
132 miles |
12,905,900 km 8,019,339 miles |
548 days | 1898 | William Henry Pickering | Norse |
S/2006 S 20 | 5 km
3 miles |
13,193,800 km 8,198,232 miles |
567 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 9 | 3 km
2 miles |
14,406,600 km 8,951,829 miles |
647 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Paaliaq | 25 km
16 miles |
15,012,800 km 9,328,504 miles |
687 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars | Inuit |
Skathi | 8 km
5 miles |
15,563,600 km 9,670,754 miles |
728 days | 2000 | Brett J. Gladman and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 37 | 4 km
2 miles |
15,822,400 km 9,831,565 miles |
753 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 5 | 4 km
2 miles |
15,835,700 km 9,839,829 miles |
746 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 7 | 4 km
2 miles |
15,931,700 km 9,899,480 miles |
754 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 2 | 6 km
4 miles |
15,939,100 km 9,904,079 miles |
808 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 47 | 4 km
2 miles |
16,050,600 km 9,973,361 miles |
762 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 40 | 4 km
2 miles |
16,075,600 km 9,988,896 miles |
764 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Albiorix | 29 km
18 miles |
16,222,700 km 10,080,299 miles |
783 days | 2000 | Matthew J. Holman and team | Gallic |
S/2019 S 2 | 3 km
2 miles |
16,559,900 km 10,289,825 miles |
799 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Bebhionn | 6 km
4 miles |
16,900,900 km 10,501,712 miles |
835 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Gallic |
S/2007 S 8 | 4 km
2 miles |
17,049,000 km 10,593,737 miles |
836 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Gallic |
S/2019 S 3 | 4 km
2 miles |
17,077,200 km 10,611,260 miles |
837 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 29 | 4 km
2 miles |
17,202,800 km 10,689,304 miles |
859 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Gallic |
S/2020 S 7 | 3 km
2 miles |
17,400,000 km 10,811,838 miles |
861 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Skoll | 5 km
3 miles |
17,438,300 km 10,835,636 miles |
878 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 31 | 4 km
2 miles |
17,449,700 km 10,842,720 miles |
854 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Inuit |
Erriapus | 10 km
6 miles |
17,705,500 km 11,001,667 miles |
871 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars and team | Gallic |
Tarqeq | 7 km
4 miles |
17,724,200 km 11,013,286 miles |
888 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Inuit |
S/2019 S 14 | 4 km
2 miles |
17,853,000 km 11,093,319 miles |
893 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Inuit |
S/2020 S 2 | 3 km
2 miles |
17,869,300 km 11,103,447 miles |
897 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Siarnaq | 39 km
24 miles |
17,937,000 km 11,145,514 miles |
896 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman | Inuit |
S/2019 S 4 | 3 km
2 miles |
17,956,700 km 11,157,755 miles |
904 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 3 | 3 km
2 miles |
18,054,700 km 11,218,649 miles |
907 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Inuit |
S/2004 S 41 | 4 km
2 miles |
18,095,000 km 11,243,690 miles |
914 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 4 | 3 km
2 miles |
18,235,500 km 11,330,993 miles |
926 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Gallic |
S/2004 S 42 | 4 km
2 miles |
18,240,800 km 11,334,286 miles |
925 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Tarvos | 15 km
9 miles |
18,243,800 km 11,336,150 miles |
926 days | 2000 | J. J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman | Gallic |
Hyrrokkin | 8 km
5 miles |
18,348,800 km 11,401,394 miles |
932 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Greip | 5 km
3 miles |
18,379,000 km 11,420,159 miles |
921 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 5 | 3 km
2 miles |
18,391,300 km 11,427,802 miles |
933 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Inuit |
Mundilfari | 7 km
4 miles |
18,470,800 km 11,477,201 miles |
953 days | 2000 | Brett J. Gladman and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 6 | 3 km
2 miles |
18,544,900 km 11,523,245 miles |
949 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 13 | 6 km
4 miles |
18,594,700 km 11,554,189 miles |
933 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 1 | 5 km
3 miles |
18,745,500 km 11,647,891 miles |
1015 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 43 | 4 km
2 miles |
18,935,000 km 11,765,641 miles |
980 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 10 | 3 km
2 miles |
18,979,900 km 11,793,540 miles |
983 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 5 | 3 km
2 miles |
19,076,900 km 11,853,813 miles |
990 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Suttungr | 7 km
4 miles |
19,166,800 km 11,909,675 miles |
1017 days | 2000 | Brett J. Gladman and team | Norse |
Jamsaxa | 6 km
4 miles |
19,197,900 km 11,928,999 miles |
965 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Narvi | 7 km
4 miles |
19,226,600 km 11,946,832 miles |
1004 days | 2003 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Gridr | 5 km
3 miles |
19,250,700 km 11,961,807 miles |
1004 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Bergelmir | 5 km
3 miles |
19,290,200 km 11,986,352 miles |
1006 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Hati | 5 km
3 miles |
19,435,300 km 12,076,512 miles |
1039 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 3 | 5 km
3 miles |
19,513,700 km 12,125,228 miles |
978 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 44 | 5 km
3 miles |
19,515,400 km 12,126,284 miles |
1026 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 12 | 4 km
2 miles |
19,569,800 km 12,160,087 miles |
1035 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Gallic |
S/2004 S 17 | 4 km
2 miles |
19,574,300 km 12,162,883 miles |
986 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 45 | 4 km
2 miles |
19,693,600 km 12,237,012 miles |
1038 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 11 | 3 km
2 miles |
19,711,900 km 12,248,383 miles |
1042 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 12 | 4 km
2 miles |
19,801,200 km 12,303,872 miles |
1048 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Eggther | 6 km
4 miles |
19,844,700 km 12,330,901 miles |
1052 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 13 | 4 km
2 miles |
19,953,800 km 12,398,693 miles |
1060 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 6 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,048,600 km 12,457,599 miles |
1066 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Inuit |
Farbauti | 5 km
3 miles |
20,101,600 km 12,490,531 miles |
1085 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2007 S 9 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,174,600 km 12,535,891 miles |
1078 days | 2007 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 7 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,181,300 km 12,540,054 miles |
1080 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Thrymr | 8 km
5 miles |
20,236,700 km 12,574,478 miles |
1094 days | 2000 | Brett J. Gladman and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 8 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,284,400 km 12,604,118 miles |
1088 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 9 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,359,000 km 12,650,472 miles |
1093 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Bestla | 8 km
5 miles |
20,432,100 km 12,695,894 miles |
1084 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 46 | 3 km
2 miles |
20,513,000 km 12,746,163 miles |
1107 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Angrbodo | 4 km
2 miles |
20,591,000 km 12,794,630 miles |
1114 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Aegir | 6 km
4 miles |
20,598,900 km 12,799,538 miles |
1117 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 11 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,663,700 km 12,839,803 miles |
1115 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Beli | 4 km
2 miles |
20,703,800 km 12,864,720 miles |
1121 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 10 | 3 km
2 miles |
20,713,400 km 12,870,685 miles |
1123 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 12 | 4 km
2 miles |
20,904,500 km 12,989,429 miles |
1138 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Gerd | 4 km
2 miles |
20,947,500 km 13,016,148 miles |
1143 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 13 | 3 km
2 miles |
20,965,800 km 13,027,519 miles |
1144 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 14 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,062,100 km 13,087,357 miles |
1152 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Gunnlod | 5 km
3 miles |
21,141,900 km 13,136,942 miles |
1158 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 15 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,189,700 km 13,166,644 miles |
1161 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 6 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,265,300 km 13,213,619 miles |
1168 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 7 | 5 km
3 miles |
21,328,000 km 13,252,579 miles |
1173 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 3 | 6 km
4 miles |
21,353,000 km 13,268,114 miles |
1227 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2005 S 5 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,366,200 km 13,276,316 miles |
1177 days | 2005 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Skrymir | 5 km
3 miles |
21,448,000 km 13,327,144 miles |
1185 days | 2019 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 16 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,720,700 km 13,496,591 miles |
1207 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 15 | 4 km
2 miles |
21,799,400 km 13,545,493 miles |
1213 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 8 | 3 km
2 miles |
21,966,700 km 13,649,448 miles |
1228 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Kari | 6 km
4 miles |
21,988,000 km 13,662,684 miles |
1234 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Alvaldi | 5 km
3 miles |
21,995,600 km 13,667,406 miles |
1232 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 28 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,134,400 km 13,753,652 miles |
1197 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 48 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,136,700 km 13,755,081 miles |
1242 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Geirrod | 4 km
2 miles |
22,259,500 km 13,831,386 miles |
1251 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 50 | 3 km
2 miles |
22,346,000 km 13,885,134 miles |
1260 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 17 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,384,900 km 13,909,305 miles |
1264 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 49 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,399,700 km 13,918,502 miles |
1264 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Loge | 5 km
3 miles |
22,563,800 km 14,020,468 miles |
1313 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 17 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,724,100 km 14,120,074 miles |
1291 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Fenrir | 4 km
2 miles |
22,753,400 km 14,138,280 miles |
1260 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 18 | 4 km
2 miles |
22,760,700 km 14,142,816 miles |
1298 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Ymir | 19 km
12 miles |
22,841,900 km 14,193,271 miles |
1312 days | 2000 | Brett J. Gladman and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 19 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,047,200 km 14,320,839 miles |
1318 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
Surtur | 6 km
4 miles |
23,065,900 km 14,332,458 miles |
1298 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 18 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,140,700 km 14,378,937 miles |
1327 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 16 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,266,700 km 14,457,229 miles |
1341 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 53 | 4 km
2 miles |
23,279,800 km 14,465,369 miles |
1342 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 24 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,326,300 km 14,494,263 miles |
1318 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Gallic |
S/2004 S 21 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,356,200 km 14,512,842 miles |
1365 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 39 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,463,800 km 14,579,701 miles |
1278 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 36 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,576,500 km 14,649,730 miles |
1354 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Thiazzi | 4 km
2 miles |
23,577,500 km 14,650,351 miles |
1366 days | 2019 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 20 | 3 km
2 miles |
23,678,600 km 14,713,172 miles |
1375 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2006 S 19 | 4 km
2 miles |
23,801,100 km 14,789,290 miles |
1389 days | 2006 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
Fornjot | 6 km
4 miles |
24,451,700 km 15,193,553 miles |
1491 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 34 | 3 km
2 miles |
24,865,000 km 15,450,365 miles |
1413 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 51 | 4 km
2 miles |
25,208,200 km 15,663,619 miles |
1519 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 10 | 3 km
2 miles |
25,314,800 km 15,729,857 miles |
1527 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2020 S 9 | 4 km
2 miles |
25,434,100 km 15,803,987 miles |
1534 days | 2020 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2019 S 21 | 4 km
2 miles |
26,439,000 km 16,428,401 miles |
1636 days | 2019 | Edward Ashton and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 52 | 4 km
2 miles |
26,448,100 km 16,434,056 miles |
1633 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |
S/2004 S 26 | 4 km
2 miles |
26,701,600 km 16,591,573 miles |
1624 days | 2004 | Scott S. Sheppard and team | Norse |