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Polydeuces
PIA08209
Discovered by Cassini Imaging Science Team
Date of discovery October 24, 2004

Polydeuces, or Saturn XXXIV (34), is a small natural satellite of Saturn that is co-orbital with the moon Dione and librates around its trailing Lagrangian point (L5). Its diameter is estimated to be 2–3 km. It is pronounced /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz/ POL-i-DEW-seez; Greek: Πολυδεύκης. Dione's other trojan moon is Helene, which is bigger and located at the leading L4 point.

Moons of Saturn
Ring Shepherds S/2009 S 1PanDaphnisAtlasPrometheusPandora
Co-orbitals JanusEpimetheus
G Ring Aegaeon
Alkyonides MethonePalleneAnthe
Inner Large Moons MimasEnceladusTethys • (TelestoCalypso) • Dione • (HelenePolydeuces)
Outer Large Moons RheaTitanHyperionIapetus
Inuit KiviuqPaaliaqSiarnaqIjiraqS/2005 S 4S/2019 S 1S/2020 S 1TarqeqS/2004 S 31S/2019 S 14S/2020 S 3S/2019 S 6
Gallic AlbiorixBebhionnS/2007 S 8S/2004 S 29ErriapusTarvosS/2020 S 4
Norse
PhoebeS/2006 S 20S/2006 S 9SkathiS/2007 S 5S/2007 S 7S/2007 S 2S/2004 S 37S/2004 S 47S/2004 S 40S/2019 S 2S/2019 S 3S/2020 S 7SkollS/2020 S 2S/2019 S 4S/2004 S 41S/2004 S 42HyrrokkinGreipS/2004 S 13S/2007 S 6MundilfariS/2006 S 1S/2004 S 43S/2006 S 10S/2019 S 5GridrBergelmirJarnsaxaNarviSuttungrS/2007 S 3S/2004 S 44S/2004 S 45HatiS/2004 S 17S/2006 S 11S/2004 S 12EggtherS/2006 S 13S/2007 S 9S/2019 S 7S/2019 S 8FarbautiThrymrBestlaS/2019 S 9S/2004 S 46AngrbodaS/2019 S 11AegirBeliS/2019 S 10S/2019 S 12GerdS/2019 S 13S/2006 S 14GunnlodS/2019 S 15S/2020 S 6S/2004 S 7S/2006 S 3S/2005 S 5SkrymirS/2006 S 16S/2006 S 15S/2004 S 28S/2020 S 8AlvaldiKariS/2004 S 48GeirrodFenrirS/2004 S 50S/2006 S 17S/2004 S 49S/2019 S 17SurturS/2006 S 18LogeYmirS/2019 S 19S/2004 S 21S/2019 S 18S/2004 S 39S/2019 S 16S/2004 S 53S/2004 S 36ThiazziS/2019 S 20S/2006 S 19S/2004 S 26FornjotS/2004 S 51S/2020 S 10S/2020 S 9S/2004 S 34S/2019 S 21S/2004 S 52
Outlier Prograde Satellites S/2006 S 12S/2004 S 24
Spurious Moons ChironThemisS/2004 S 6S/2004 S 4S/2004 S 3Peggy
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