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Titan

Titan Moon Pisces Visible Level 5 Expert level - Timing dependent
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Properties

Magnitude 8.3
Angular Size 0.8 arcmin
Type: Moon
Distance: 0.008 AU
Orbital Period: 15.9 days
Diameter: 2,575 km
Atmosphere: Nitrogen, methane
Features: Lakes, dunes
Thick atmosphere; lakes of hydrocarbons.

Position & Identifiers

RA 00h 21m 16.1s
Dec -00° 02' 32.4"
Constellation Pisces
Catalog Titan
Titan — NASA/JPL
Image: NASA/JPL · PIA21923

Physical Properties

Diameter 2,575 km (0.20× Earth)
Mass 1.35e23 kg
Albedo 0.22 (22% reflected)
Temperature -179°C
Rotation 15.9 days
Atmosphere Nitrogen, methane
Surface Lakes, dunes
Angular Size 0.3″ (current)

Orbital Properties

Semi-major Axis 0.0082 AU (1,221,915 km)
Eccentricity 0.0290
Inclination 0.30°
Orbital Period 15.9 days
Distance 10.517 AU (1.46 light-hours)
Elongation 2.3° Near Sun

Observing Tips

Best Months April , May , June
Visibility Telescope
Where to Look Near Saturn
Notes Thick atmosphere; lakes of hydrocarbons.

Parent Body

Orbits Saturn
Orbital Period 15.95 days
Distance 1,221,915 km

Discovery

Discovered by Christiaan Huygens
Date 1655-03-25

Current Ephemeris

10.517
AU from Earth
1.57B
km
0.3″
Angular Size
2°
Elongation

Visibility

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Kevin M. Gill. License: CC BY 2.0. (Wikimedia Commons)

Skybred Feb 28, 2026