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Saturn's Natural Satellites
For many years, Saturn was believed to have 18 natural satellites. Since the year 2000, however, many more satellites have been observed and confirmed. As of January 2011, Saturn has 53 named moons. Nine additional moons have been detected and are awaiting official confirmation and naming. That would bring the total to 62!
| Name | Diameter | Distance from Saturn |
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| Pan | 20 km | 133,600 km |
| Daphnis | 7 km | 136,500 km |
| Atlas | 32 km | 137,700 km |
| Prometheus | 100 km | 139,400 km |
| Pandora | 84 km | 141,700 km |
| Epimetheus | 119 km | 151,400 km |
| Janus | 178 km | 151,500 km |
| Aegaeon | 0.5 km | 167,500 km |
| Mimas | 397 km | 185,600 km |
| Methone | 3 km | 194,000 km |
| Pallene | 4 km | 211,000 km |
| Enceladus | 499 km | 238,100 km |
| Telesto | 24 km | 294,700 km |
| Tethys | 1,060 km | 294,700 km |
| Calypso | 19 km | 294,700 km |
| Dione | 1,118 km | 377,400 km |
| Helene | 32 km | 377,400 km |
| Polydeuces | 4 km | 377,400 km |
| Rhea | 1,528 km | 527,100 km |
| Titan | 5,150 km | 1,221,900 km |
| Hyperion | 266 km | 1,464,100 km |
| Iapetus | 1,436 km | 3,560,800 km |
| Kiviuq | 16 km | 11,110,000 km |
| Ijiraq | 12 km | 11,125,000 km |
| Phoebe | 240 km | 12,944,300 km |
| Paaliaq | 22 km | 15,200,000 km |
| Skathi | 68 km | 15,539,000 km |
| Albiorix | 32 km | 16,182,000 km |
| Bebhionn | 6 km | 17,119,000 km |
| Erriapo | 10 km | 17,342,000 km |
| Siarnaq | 40 km | 17,531,000 km |
| Skoll | 6 km | 17,665,000 km |
| Tarvos | 15 km | 17,982,000 km |
| Tarqeq | 7 km | 18,009,000 km |
| Greip | 6 km | 18,206,000 km |
| Hyrrokkin | 8 km | 18,437,000 km |
| Mundilfari | 7 km | 18,418,000 km |
| Jarmsaxa | 6 km | 18,811,000 km |
| Narvi | 7 km | 19,007,000 km |
| Bergelmir | 6 km | 19,338,000 km |
| Suttungr | 7 km | 19,459,000 km |
| Hati | 6 km | 19,856,000 km |
| Bestla | 7 km | 20,129,000 km |
| Farbauti | 5 km | 20,390,000 km |
| Thrymr | 7 km | 19,941,000 km |
| Aegir | 6 km | 20,735,000 km |
| Kari | 7 km | 22,118,000 km |
| Fenrir | 4 km | 22,453,000 km |
| Surtur | 6 km | 22,707,000 km |
| Ymir | 18 km | 23,041,000 km |
| Loge | 6 km | 23,065,000 km |
| Fornjot | 6 km | 25,108,000 km |
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