Hyperion

moon of Saturn
Thing Moon Of Saturn Q15037
Hyperion
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Facts

17 properties
Albedo
+0.44, +0.33[20][21]
Apparent magnitude
+14.1[11]
Different from
Hyperion[14]
Mass
+5.5510[16]
Named after
Hyperion[6]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.1230061[10]
Orbital inclination
+0.43[15]
Orbital period
+21.276[18]
Parent astronomical body
Saturn[7]
Provisional designation
Saturn VII[8]
Radius
+135.00[17]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+1500934[19]
Time of discovery or invention
September 16, 1848[9]
Topic has template
Template:GeoTemplate/hyperion[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hyperion en Saturn VII ar هايبريون el Κρόνος VII el Υπερίων es Hiperión fa هیپرون fr Hypérion he היפריון hi हिपेरायन (चंद्रमा) id Saturn VII it Saturno VII it Iperione ja ハイペリオン ja ヒペリオン ja ヒペリオン (衛星) ja ヒュペリオン ko 히페리온 pt Hiperião ru Гиперион
🔖 Identifiers · 16
BabelNet ID
27269412n
Comic Vine ID
4020-57657
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Hyperion-astronomy
Fandom article ID
thesolarsystem:Hyperion
Freebase ID
/m/017z9f
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID
7031563
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
hiperion
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0032697
NAIF ID
607
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
ヒペリオン
Show all 16 identifiers +4
Quora topic ID
Hyperion-moon
Topic's main category
Category:Hyperion (moon)
Vikidia article ID
fr:Hypérion_(satellite)
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["PlanetaryMoon", "Hyperion"]

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Discoverer or inventor 3
Instance of 2
Named after 2
Described by source 1
Different from 1
Named after 1
Parent astronomical body 1
Topic's main category 1
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Summary

Hyperion is a moon of Saturn[1].

Body

Influence

Things named for Hyperion include Hyperion Records[22], a record label[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1980[25], headquartered in London[26] and Hyperion Nunataks[27], a nunatak[28].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Hyperion include Hyperion Records[22], a record label[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1980[25], headquartered in London[26] and Hyperion Nunataks[27], a nunatak[28].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . The Orbits of the Main Saturnian Satellites, the Saturnian System Gravity Field, and the Orientation of Saturn's Pole. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . NASA FACTS. ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Sublimation-driven erosion on Hyperion: Topographic analysis and landform simulation model tests. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · ~2026-55829-89 · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Albedo → 0.44, 0.33
    Orbit diagram → Animation of Hyperion orbit around Saturn.gif
    Provisional designation → Saturn VII
    Mass → 5.551 exagram
    "Changed claim: Mass: 5.551±0.0007 exagram"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-54193-84 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Size comparison diagram → NotSoHyperHyperion.jpg
    "Created claim: Size comparison diagram: NotSoHyperHyperion.jpg"
  3. 9w ago · ~2026-44936-25 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 1,500,934 kilometre
    Orbital period → 21.276 day
    Orbital eccentricity → 0.123006
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Fandom article ID: thesolarsystem:Hyperion"
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