Paaliaq
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| Paaliaq | |
|---|---|
| Paaliaq from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Paaliaq |
| Reference body | Saturn |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006.64792344792 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 14923917373.9988 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.432213808925112 |
| Inclination (i) | 46.5856231421752° (0.813072507924223 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 345.543714838207° (6.03087553349909 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 586.332179441908° (10.2334270416555 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 728.195904400873° (12.7094161313331 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 1700 m |
| Mass | 1.9×1012 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 95349888 seconds (3.0215 years) |
| SidRotOffset | 0.17 |
| Obliqutiy | 0.4895 |
| LAN | 6.09808 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Paaliaq.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip) |
Paaliaq (S/2000 S 2) is one of the irregular outer moons of Saturn, discovered in October 2000, and named after a character in the book The Curse of the Shaman. Paaliaq orbits Saturn prograde at about 15 million km, an eccentricity of about 0.384, inclined about 47°.
Paaliaq in Orbiter
Paaliaq was introduced as S2000_S2 in the add-on osaturn.zip in October 2002.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Planets 060929 Base | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel Carl Romanik Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 30 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | ||
| 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
Gallery
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Paaliaq from osaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002 -
Paaliaq from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 -
Paaliaq from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 -
Overlay of the discovery images of Paaliaq,
from Wikimedia Commons
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