Discovered from Voyager images in 1982 by Synnott and provisionally called Tethys Co-orbital
It is designated Saturn XII
Physical Parameters
Diameter
220 x 200 x 160 kilometres (Phoebe is not spherical)
Orbital Parameters
Mean Distance from Saturn
12,952,000 kilometres
Mean Sidereal Period
550.48 earthdays
Eccentricity
0.163
Inclination
150 degrees (Phoebe is in a retrograde orbit)
Opposition Magnitude (Average)
16.5
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