moon Daphnis

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Daphnis is a small inner moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s A-ring and sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap with its gravitational influence.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
moon Daphnis canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inner moon ⓘ
moon of Saturn ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
albedo relatively high ⓘ
belongsTo Saturnian satellite system ⓘ
linked to: Saturnian system
belongsToMythology Greek mythology ⓘ
belongsToPlanetaryRingSystem Saturn's ring system ⓘ
catalogIn Saturnian moons catalog ⓘ
celestialBodyOf Saturn ⓘ
composition primarily water ice ⓘ
diameter about 8 km ⓘ
discoveredBy Cassini Imaging Science Team ⓘ
Cassini–Huygens ⓘ
discoveredUsing Cassini spacecraft images ⓘ
discoveryDate 2005-05-01 ⓘ
discoveryMission Cassini–Huygens ⓘ
escapeVelocity very low ⓘ
gravitationalInfluence creates edge waves in Saturn's A ring ⓘ
gravity very weak ⓘ
location within Saturn's A ring ⓘ
mass very low ⓘ
meanMotionResonance embedded in A-ring material ⓘ
meanRadius about 4 km ⓘ
nameApproved 2006 ⓘ
namedAfter Daphnis (shepherd in Greek mythology) ⓘ
linked to: Daphnis
namedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
observedBy Cassini spacecraft ⓘ
linked to: Cassini–Huygens
orbitalEccentricity very low ⓘ
orbitalInclination slightly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane ⓘ
orbitalPeriod about 0.594 days ⓘ
orbitalRegion A ring of Saturn ⓘ
orbits Saturn ⓘ
orbitsWithin Keeler Gap ⓘ
primary Saturn ⓘ
provisionalDesignation S/2005 S 1 ⓘ
ringGap Keeler Gap ⓘ
ringGapWidth Keeler Gap about 42 km wide ⓘ
ringInteraction creates vertical structures in ring edges ⓘ
produces wakes in ring particles ⓘ
roleInRings shepherd moon of the Keeler Gap ⓘ
rotation likely synchronous with its orbital period ⓘ
satelliteOf Saturn ⓘ
sculpts edges of the Keeler Gap ⓘ
semiMajorAxis about 136,500 km from Saturn's center ⓘ
shape irregular ⓘ
spectralType similar to icy ring particles ⓘ
surface heavily cratered ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Keeler Gap → isPerturbedBy → moon Daphnis ⓘ