Daphnis

E829231

Daphnis is a small moon of Saturn that orbits within the planet’s rings and gravitationally sculpts the edges of the Keeler Gap.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Daphnis canonical 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Saturn ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
belongsToPlanetarySystem Saturnian system ⓘ
belongsToRingRegion outer A ring ⓘ
classification ring-embedded moon ⓘ
diameter_km 7.6 ⓘ
discoveredBy Cassini imaging team ⓘ
discoveredUsing Cassini–Huygens spacecraft ⓘ
linked to: Cassini–Huygens
discoveryDate 2005-05-01 ⓘ
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging ⓘ
discoveryMission Cassini ⓘ
linked to: Cassini–Huygens
distanceFromSaturn_km about 136500 ⓘ
escapeVelocity_m_per_s few ⓘ
gapName Keeler Gap ⓘ
gapWidth_km 35 ⓘ
gravitationalEffect confines edges of Keeler Gap ⓘ
gravitationallySculpts edges of the Keeler Gap ⓘ
gravitationalPerturbations produce scalloped ring edges ⓘ
hasOrbitalResonanceEffectOn nearby ring particles ⓘ
hasRingGap Keeler Gap ⓘ
locatedIn Saturn's ring plane ⓘ
mass very low ⓘ
meanRadius_km 3.8 ⓘ
memberOf inner moons of Saturn ⓘ
namedAfter Daphnis (shepherd in Greek mythology) ⓘ
linked to: Daphnis
namedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
namingYear 2006 ⓘ
observedBy Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem ⓘ
orbitalEccentricity very low ⓘ
orbitalInclination_deg 0.003 ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_hours 14.3 ⓘ
orbits Saturn ⓘ
orbitsNearRingOuterEdge A ring ⓘ
orbitsWithin Keeler Gap ⓘ
Saturn's A ring ⓘ
orbitsWithinRing A ring ⓘ
primaryBody Saturn ⓘ
provisionalDesignation S/2005 S 1 ⓘ
ringInteraction clears material from Keeler Gap ⓘ
creates edge waves in ring material ⓘ
induces vertical waves in ring particles ⓘ
rotationState likely synchronous with its orbit ⓘ
semiMajorAxis_km 136505 ⓘ
shape irregular ⓘ
surfaceAlbedo high ⓘ
surfaceColor bright ⓘ
surfaceComposition water ice (inferred) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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