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    SaturnSixth planet from the Sun
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    Saturn - Wikipedia
    Named afterSaturn
    AdjectivesSaturnian /səˈtɜːrniən/, Cronian / Kronian /ˈkroʊniən/
    Aphelion1,514.50 million km (10.1238 AU)
    Perihelion1,352.55 million km (9.0412 AU)
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    Name and symbol

    Saturn is named after the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, who was the father of the god Jupiter. Its astronomical symbol () has been traced back to the Greek Oxyrhynchus Papyri, where it can be seen to be a Greek … See more

    Physical characteristics

    Saturn is a gas giant, composed predominantly of hydrogen and helium. It lacks a definite surface, though it is likely to have a solid core. The planet's rotation makes it an oblate spheroid—a ball flattened at the … See more

    Orbit and rotation

    The average distance between Saturn and the Sun is over 1.4 billion kilometers (9 AU). With an average orbital speed of 9.68 km/s, it takes Saturn 10,759 Earth days (or about 29+1⁄2 years) to finish one revolution around the … See more

    Natural satellites

    Saturn has 146 known moons, 63 of which have formal names. It is estimated that there are another 100±30 outer irregular moons larger than 3 km (2 mi) in diameter. In addition, there is evidence of dozens to hundreds of … See more

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