Mimas
moon of Saturn
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Summary
Mimas is a moon of Saturn[1]. Mimas ranks in the top 5% of moon of saturn entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,079 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Herschel[3]
- Instance of: regular moon[4]
- Named after: Mimas[5]
- Commons category: Mimas[6]
- Parent astronomical body: Saturn[7]
- Time of discovery or invention: September 17, 1789[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mimas (moon)[9]
- Commons gallery: Mimas (moon)[10]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.0196[11]
- Apparent magnitude: 12.9[12]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[14]
- Topic has template: Template:GeoTemplate/mimas[15]
- Orbital inclination: 1.574 degree[16]
- Density: 1.149 gram per cubic centimetre[17]
- Mass: 37.496 zettagram[18]
- Radius: 198.2 km[19]
- Orbital period: 0.942 day[20]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 185,520 km[21]
- Volume as quantity: 32,600,000 cubic kilometre[22]
- Apoapsis: 189,176 km[23]
- Periapsis: 181,902 km[24]
- Diameter: 415.6 km[25]
- Albedo: 0.962[26]
- Surface gravity: 0.064 metres per second squared[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mimas[28]
Body
Influence
Things named for Mimas include Mimas Peak[29], a mountain[30].
Why It Matters
Mimas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Mimas is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for Mimas include Mimas Peak[29], a mountain[30].