Saturn
planet
A gas giant famous for its rings of water ice — some 280,000 km across yet only tens of metres thick. Their tilt towards Earth changes over a roughly 15-year cycle.
Data
- Type
- planet
- Equatorial radius
- 58,232 km
- Orbital period
- 29.5 years
- Rotation period
- 10.7 h
- Distance
- 9.58 AU
- Moons
- 146
Observing tip
The rings show in a 60–70 mm telescope at 30× or more. From 100 mm of aperture the Cassini division appears.