Planet
Saturn
The gas giant famous for its magnificent ring system. The rings are mostly water ice and, although they span 280,000 km, they are on average only ~10 metres thick.
| Type | Planet |
|---|---|
| Parent body | Sun |
| Radius | 58,232 km · 9.14 R⊕ |
| Mass | 5.683 × 10²⁶ kg · 95.2 M⊕ |
| Mean density | 0.687 g/cm³ |
| Surface gravity | 11.2 m/s² · 1.1 × Earth |
| Escape velocity | 36.1 km/s |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Mean distance from the Sun | 9.54 AU (1,427 million km) |
| Eccentricity | 0.054 |
| Orbital period | 29.5 years |
| Temperature | 134 K (-139 °C) |
| Density | 0.687 g/cm³ (less than water) |
| Moons | 146+ |
| Ring mass | ~1.5×10¹⁹ kg |