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Saturn

Planetary Data*

Equatorial Radius 60,268 km
9.45 Earth = 1
Mass 5.68x1026 kg
95.16 Earth = 1
Mean Density 690 kg/m3
Surface Gravity 1.07 Earth = 1
Surface Temperature 97 K
Mean Orbital Speed 9.65 km/s
Sidereal Period 29.42 tropical years
Synodic Period 378.09 days
Inclination
to the Ecliptic
2.49 degrees
Greatest Angular Diameter As Seen from Earth 21 arc seconds
Number of Moons 18

*Data taken from ASTRONOMY TODAY