Saturn

Designation

Sixth planet from the Sun.

Best known for its stunning rings made of ice and rock, Saturn is the second-largest planet in the Solar System. Like Jupiter, it’s a gas giant made mostly of hydrogen and helium. With over 140 known moons in a variety of orbits, Saturn’s complex system helps scientists understand the dynamic evolutionary history of our Solar System. Saturn’s year is 29.5 Earth years, and its day is 10.7 Earth hours.

Did you know: Despite being hundreds of thousands of kilometers wide, Saturn’s rings are less than a kilometer thick on average. To scale, they’re hundreds of times thinner than paper!

Diameter

116464.00km 72382.85mi

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Average distance from the Sun

Semi-major axis (a)

Deviation from a circular orbit

Eccentricity (e)

Angle of orbit

Inclination (i)

Orbital elements

When will it be closest to the Sun?

days left

How far is it today?

From the Sun

1.00au

From the Earth