Astronomy Answers: From the Astronomical Dictionary

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From the Astronomical Dictionary


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Titan

A moon of 5151 km diameter at about 1,221,870 km from the planet Saturn. The gravity at its surface is about 0.1381 times as strong as on Earth. The moon goes once around its planet in about 16.0 days. The moon was discovered in 1655. Also called SVI (Saturn six).