Proper Name | Telesto | Designation | Saturn XIII | Primary Planet | Saturn | Orbital Period | 1 day, 21 hours, 18 minutes | Distance from Saturn | Semi-Major Axis: 294,619 km Periapsis: 292,527 km Apoapsis: 296,711 km | Eccentricity | 0.0071 | Rotation Period | 1 day, 21 hours, 18 minutes (synchronous orbit) | Diameter (longest axis) | 32.6 km 20.3 miles | Notes | A small, elongated moon of Saturn notable for sharing its orbit with two other moons. It circles Saturn 60° ahead of the much larger moon Tethys (more than forty times Telesto's size), which is followed in turn by another small elongated moon, Calypso. |
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