Atlas (moon of Saturn)

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Atlas is a natural satellite of Saturn in the NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics planetary satellite tables.

Planet: Saturn
Satellite: Atlas
Satellite code: 615
GM: 0.00037 ± 0.00001 km³/s² (ephemeris SAT415)
Mean Radius: 15.1 ± 0.8 km (reference 1)
Mean Density: 0.3850 ± 0.0613 g/cm³ (NASA note: Mean Density is derived from the specified GM and Mean Radius.)
Ephemeris: SAT415
Reference frame: Laplace
Epoch (TDB): 2000-01-01.5
Semi-major axis a: 137700. km
Eccentricity e: 0.001
Argument of periapsis ω: 82.3 deg
Mean anomaly M: 289.1 deg
Inclination i: 0.0 deg
Longitude of ascending node: 0.0 deg
Sidereal period P: 0.604602 days
Argument of periapsis precession period: 0.342 yr
Longitude of ascending node precession period: 0.000 yr
Laplace-plane pole right ascension: 40.6 deg
Laplace-plane pole declination: 83.5 deg
Laplace-plane tilt: 0.0 deg
Mean elements reference: 17

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Original source: ssd.jpl.nasa.gov
Published on Koskamo by: Koskamo
Citation version: Document v1
Reuse: NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics planetary satellite mean elements and physical parameters (ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats), a work of the US government (public domain in the United States)

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Published by Koskamo2026-10-05
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