More moons for Saturn.Saturn's retinue of known moons has increased yet again. In October October: see month. , a team led by Brett n. 1. Same as Britzska. Gladman of the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azure in Nice, France, announced the discovery of four previously unrecognized moons belonging to the ringed planet (SN: 11/4/00, p. 298). Those finds crowned Saturn Saturn, in astronomy Saturn, in astronomy, 6th planet from the sun. Astronomical and Physical Characteristics of Saturn Saturn's orbit lies between those of Jupiter and Uranus; its mean distance from the sun is c.886 million mi (1. as the planet with the most moons. Now, Saturn has broken its own record. The same team has found two additional far-flung moons, each residing an average distance of slightly under 15 million kilometers from Saturn. That raises Saturn's moon count to 24, the team reports in a Nov. 18 circular of the International Astronomical Union “IAU” redirects here. For other uses, see IAU (disambiguation). The International Astronomical Union (IAU) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. . |
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