it takes 12 seconds for titan to orbit saturn.
it takes 12 seconds for titan to orbit saturn.
how long does it take for titan to orbit saturn?
12 seconds
titan orbits saturn once every 15 days and 22 hours. like the moon and many of the satellites of the giant planets, its rotational period (its day) is identical to its orbital period; titan is tidally locked in synchronous rotation with saturn, and permanently shows one face to the planet, so titan's "day" is equal to its orbit period. because of this, there is a sub-saturnian point on its surface, from which the planet would always appear to hang directly overhead. longitudes on titan are measured westward, starting from the meridian passing through this point. its orbital eccentricity is 0.0288, and the orbital plane is inclined 0.348 degrees relative to the saturnian equator. viewed from earth, titan reaches an angular distance of about 20 saturn radii (just over ) from saturn and subtends a disk 0.8 arcseconds in diameter.
titan (moon)
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titan's orbital tilt with respect to the sun is very close to saturn's axial tilt (about 27°), and its axial tilt with respect to its orbit is zero. this means that the direction of incoming sunlight is driven almost entirely by titan's day-night cycle and saturn's year cycle. the day cycle on titan lasts 15.9 earth days, which is how long it takes titan to orbit saturn. titan is tidally locked, so the same part of titan always faces saturn, and there is no separate "month" cycle.
climate of titan