Helene

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Helene from Saturn Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name Helene
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2014.39014373717
Semimajor axis (a) 377396988.095 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0000022144511577606
Inclination (i) 0.00114089659349951°
(0.0000199124019814 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 208.626701831817°
(3.6412228545417 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 104.242486953736°
(1.81937461780992 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 108.701283931732°
(1.89719530575393 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1000 m
Mass 1.8×1015 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 65657.58530145804 seconds (18.2382 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 1.09044646015132
LAN 5.24385919090949
Note *Elements given are from Helene.cfg (Saturn Moons.zip)

Helene (Saturn XII, S/1980 S 6) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux in 1980, and was named for Helen of Troy.

Helene is co-orbital with Dione in Dione's Lagrange (L4) point. It is one of four of Saturn's known Trojan moons.

Helene in Orbiter

Helene was introduced to Orbiter in October 2002 from osaturn.zip.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Helene
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Saturn Moons O-F Resources 2014-09-21 T1234 Scenery 21 September 2014
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Moons of Saturn Part 3 AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 19 October 2002

See also

Helene at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Helene from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
    Helene from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Helene from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
    Helene from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Helene from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
    Helene from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Helene from Saturn Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
    Helene from Saturn Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
  • Helene with Saturn's cloud surface in the background, taken by Cassini in 2010 from Wikimedia Commons
    Helene with Saturn's cloud surface in the background, taken by Cassini in 2010
    from Wikimedia Commons
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