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Saturn is one of the most beautiful objects to view through a telescope.
 
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Length of Year: 29.5 Earth Years
Length of Day 10 hours, 14 minutes .72 Earth Days
Diameter 120,536 km (74,901 mi) 9.4 X Earth's
Mass 8.686e25 kg 95 X Earth's
Orbit 1, 427,000,000 km (886,700,000 mi) 9.539 AU
Mean orbital velocity 9.64 km/s (6 mi/s) 1.607 x Earths
Average Day temperature -320 °F
Average Night temperature -357 °F
Moons 30+
Atmosphere
Hydrogen, Helium, Methane
 

 

 
   
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