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Enceladus

Fun fact

Enceladus is tidally locked: it spins once per orbit (32.9 hours), so the same face always points at its planet.

Worked out from the catalogue’s own measurements for Enceladus.

Key stats

Diameter
504 km
From its planet
238,010 km
Orbital period
32.9 hours

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