Telesto

Discovery
Discovered by	Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain
Discovered in	April 8, 1980
Orbital characteristics
Semimajor axis	294,619 km
Eccentricity	0.000
Orbital period	1.887802 d [1]
Inclination	1.19° (to Saturn's equator)
Is a satellite of	Saturn
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	24 km
Mass	? kg
Mean density	? g/cm3
Surface gravity	? m/s2
Rotation period	synchronous
Axial tilt	zero
Albedo	?
Surface temperature	min mean max  ? K  ? K  ? K
Atmosphere	none

Telesto (te-les'-toe, Greek Τελεστώ) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was designated 1980 S 13. In 1983 it was officially named after Telesto of Greek mythology. It is also designated as Saturn XIII.

Telesto is co-orbital with Tethys, residing in Tethys' leading Lagrangian point (L4). The moon Calypso resides in Tethys' trailing Lagrangian point (L5).

Links

The Planetary Society: Telesto

... | Enceladus | Telesto, Tethys, Calypso | Polydeuces, Dione, Helene | ...

Saturn's natural satellites

Pan | Daphnis | Atlas | Prometheus | S/2004 S 6 | S/2004 S 4 | S/2004 S 3 | Pandora | Epimetheus and Janus | Mimas | Methone | Pallene | Enceladus | Telesto, Tethys, and Calypso | Polydeuces, Dione, and Helene | Rhea | Titan | Hyperion | Iapetus | Kiviuq | Ijiraq | Phoebe | Paaliaq | Skathi | Albiorix | S/2004 S 11 | Erriapo | Siarnaq | S/2004 S 13 | Tarvos | Mundilfari | S/2004 S 17 | Narvi | S/2004 S 15 | S/2004 S 10 | Suttungr | S/2004 S 12 | S/2004 S 18 | S/2004 S 9 | S/2004 S 14 | S/2004 S 7 | Thrymr | S/2004 S 16 | Ymir | S/2004 S 8

see also: Rings of Saturn | Cassini-Huygens | Themis