What planet does Titan orbit?

Titan orbits Saturn at an average distance of about 1,221,900 km, completing one lap every 15.9 days.

Titan has a diameter of about 5,149 km and a mass of roughly 1.35 × 10²³ kg.

Titan's claim to fame: the only moon with a thick atmosphere and the only world besides Earth with stable liquid on its surface.

Titan

Moon of Saturn

Titan facts

Orbits: Saturn
Distance from Saturn: 1,221,900 km (21.0 Saturn-radii)
Orbital period: 15.9 days
Diameter: 5,149 km
Mass: 1.35 × 10²³ kg
Orbital inclination: 0.35°
Tidally locked: Yes
Discovered: 1655, by Christiaan Huygens

Titan orbits Saturn

Watch Titan (highlighted) circle Saturn. Press play; the moons run at their real relative speeds.

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About Titan

Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the second-largest in the Solar System. It is the only moon with a dense atmosphere, thicker than Earth's, and the only other world known to have stable liquid on its surface, in the form of lakes and seas of methane and ethane. A probe, Huygens, landed there in 2005.

Named after the Titans, elder gods of Greek myth
Discovered: 1655, by Christiaan Huygens

Titan: frequently asked questions

What is Titan?: Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the second-largest in the Solar System.
What planet does Titan orbit?: Titan orbits Saturn at an average distance of about 1,221,900 km, completing one lap every 15.9 days.
How big is Titan?: Titan has a diameter of about 5,149 km and a mass of roughly 1.35 × 10²³ kg.
Why is Titan famous?: Titan's claim to fame: the only moon with a thick atmosphere and the only world besides Earth with stable liquid on its surface.

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