Saturn's Gallic group of satellites

The Gallic group is a group of prograde irregular moons of the planet Saturn, which move on similar orbits.

The semi-major axes of their orbits in this case run 16.2 to 18.0 Millionen km. The orbits have eccentricities from 0.469 to 0.531 and inclinations ( orbital inclinations ) between 33.8 ° and 35.0 °, with the prograde moons themselves, ie in the direction of rotation of the planet to move the Saturn.

The four members of the group ( with increasing distance from Saturn):

  • Albiorix
  • Bebhionn
  • Erriapus
  • Tarvos

The moons of the Gallic group are named by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) after characters from Celtic mythology.

  • Saturn moon
Retrograde and prograde motion Albiorix (moon) Bebhionn (moon) Erriapus (moon) Tarvos (moon)
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