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Ymir
Pandora Moon

Ymir: Irregular Moon of Saturn

Ymir is a large irregular moon of theplanet Saturn. It may be a contact binary "double" object.

For a listing of all moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Ymir Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 2 x 1015
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 9.6
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 0.5
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 23,000,000
      1. Rotational period (days)
      2. -0.49
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. -1,314
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 13
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.33
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 173.5
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.06
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 21.7
      1. Atmosphere