Against a black background, five golden-gray moons of varying sizes are scattered along a horizontal band through the image. Sunlight illuminates them from the left, and their right sides are in shadow. The largest, at far right, takes up the middle third of the photo, fully sunlit, with its dark half cut off by the right edge of the frame. The rings of Saturn, seen nearly edge-on, pierce the image like a knife blade from center-right, emerging through the largest moon, and with the smallest moon resting atop the blade like a breadcrumb.

Saturn Moons


The Saturn system teems with natural satellites, from planet-sized Titan to small oddballs, shaped like potatoes or ravioli.

Saturn has 146 moons in its orbit, more than any other planet. The moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury – the giant moon Titan – to as small as a sports arena. The small moon Enceladus has a global ocean under a thick, icy shell. Scientists have identified both moons as high-priority science destinations for future deep space missions.

Saturn's moons shape, contribute to, and also collect material from Saturn's rings and magnetosphere.

Featured Moons

The icy white surface of a moon in space is completely covered in wrinkles, folds, and fractures, some appearing bluish in color.

Enceladus

Hyperion

Prometheus

Pandora

Image of Saturn moon, Epimetheus, taken by the Cassini spacecraft.

Epimetheus

Iapetus

Phoebe

Small moon with giant crater on top.

Tethys

Telesto

Known Natural Satellites of Saturn

IAU Number
IAU Name
Provisional Designation
Year Discovered
Discoverer(s) / Spacecraft
References
I
1789
W. Herschel
IAU WGPSN
II
1789
W. Herschel
IAU WGPSN
III
1684
G.D. Cassini
IAU WGPSN
IV
1684
G.D. Cassini
IAU WGPSN
V
1672
G.D. Cassini
IAU WGPSN
VI
1655
C. Huygens
IAU WGPSN
VII
1848
W.C Bond, G.P. Bond, W. Lassell
IAU WGPSN
VIII
1671
G.D. Cassini
IAU WGPSN
IX
1898
W.H. Pickering
IAU WGPSN
X
S/1980 S1
1966, 1980
A. Dollfus (1966), D. Pascu (1980)
IAU WGPSN
XI
S/1980 S3
1977, 1980
J. Fountain, S. Larson (1977), D. Cruikshank (1980)
IAU WGPSN
XII
S/1980 S6
1980
P. Laques and J. Lecacheux
IAU WGPSN
XIII
S/1980 S13
1980
B.A. Smith, H. Reitsema, S.M. Larson, J. Fountain
IAU WGPSN
XIV
S/1980 S25
1980
D. Pascu, P.K. Seidelmann, W. Baum, D. Currie
IAU WGPSN
XV
S/1980 S28
1980
Voyager Science Team
IAU WGPSN
XVI
S/1980 S27
1980
Voyager Science Team
IAU WGPSN
XVII
S/1980 S26
1980
Voyager Science Team
IAU WGPSN
XVIII
S/1981 S13
1990
M.R. Showalter
IAU WGPSN
XIX
S/2000 S1
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7512
XX
S/2000 S2
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7512
XXI
S/2000 S4
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7513
XXII
S/2000 S6
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7521
XXIII
S/2000 S12
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7548
XXIV
S/2000 S5
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7521
XXV
S/2000 S9
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7538
XXVI
S/2000 S11
2000
M. Holman
IAUC 7545
XXVII
S/2000 S8
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7538
XXVIII
S/2000 S10
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7539
XXIX
S/2000 S3
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7513
XXX
S/2000 S7
2000
B. Gladman, J. Kavelaars, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl, M. Holman, B.G. Marsden, P. Nicholson, J.A. Burns
IAUC 7538
XXXI
S/2003 S1
2003
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna
IAUC 8116
XXXII
S/2004 S1
2004
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 8389
XXXIII
S/2004 S2
2004
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 8389
XXXIV
S/2004 S5
2004
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 8432
XXXV
S/2005 S1
2005
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 8524
XXXVI
S/2004 S10
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XXXVII
S/2004 S11
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XXXVIII
S/2004 S15
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XXXIX
S/2004 S18
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XL
S/2004 S9
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XLI
S/2004 S16
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XLII
S/2004 S8
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XLIII
S/2004 S14
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
XLIV
S/2004 S19
2004
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
XLV
S/2006 S2
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
XLVI
S/2006 S5
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
XLVII
S/2006 S8
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
XLVIII
S/2006 S7
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
XLIX
S/2007 S4
2007
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 8857
L
S/2006 S6
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
LI
S/2006 S4
2006
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
LII
S/2007 S1
2007
S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8836
LIII
S/2008 S1
2008
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 9023
LIV
Gridr
S/2004 S20
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T126
LV
Angrboda
S/2004 S22
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T128
LVI
Skrymir
S/2004 S23
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T129
LVII
Gerd
S/2004 S25
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T132
LVIII
S/2004 S26
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T133
LIX
Eggther
S/2004 S27
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T134
LX
S/2004 S29
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T136
LXI
Beli
S/2004 S30
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T137
LXII
Gunnlod
S/2004 S32
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T154
LXIII
Thiazzi
S/2004 S33
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T155
LXIV
S/2004 S34
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T156
LXV
Alvaldi
S/2004 S35
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T157
LXVI
Geirrod
S/2004 S38
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T160
2005
D. Jewitt, S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
2005
D. Jewitt, S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
2005
D. Jewitt, S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
2005
D. Jewitt, S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8523
S/2004 S21
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T127
S/2004 S24
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T131
S/2004 S28
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T135
S/2004 S31
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T153
S/2004 S36
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T158
S/2004 S37
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T159
S/2004 S39
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2019-T161
S/2004 S40
2004
D.C. Jewitt, S.S. Sheppard, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J24
S/2004 S41
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J37
S/2004 S42
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J41
S/2004 S43
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J45
S/2004 S44
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J46
S/2004 S45
2004
D.C. Jewitt, S.S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J47
S/2004 S46
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J60
S/2004 S47
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J62
S/2004 S48
2004
D.C. Jewitt, S.S. Sheppard, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J166
S/2004 S49
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J168
S/2004 S50
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J169
S/2004 S51
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J177
S/2004 S52
2004
D.C. Jewitt, S.S. Sheppard, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J179
S/2004 S53
2004
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-K03
S/2005 S4
2005
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J79
S/2005 S5
2005
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J85
2006
S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
2006
S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8727
S/2006 S9
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J22
S/2006 S10
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J42
S/2006 S11
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J48
S/2006 S12
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J49
S/2006 S13
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J56
S/2006 S14
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J64
S/2006 S15
2006
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MPEC 2023-J163
S/2006 S16
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J164
S/2006 S17
2006
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MPEC 2023-J165
S/2006 S18
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J170
S/2006 S19
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J176
S/2006 S20
2006
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-K118
2007
S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8836
2007
S. Sheppard, D. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
IAUC 8836
S/2007 S5
2007
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J34
S/2007 S6
2007
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J40
S/2007 S7
2007
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
MPEC 2023-J80
S/2007 S8
2007
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J81
S/2007 S9
2007
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-K02
S/2009 S1
2009
Cassini Imaging Science Team
IAUC 9091
S/2019 S1
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, C. Veillet, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2021-W14
S/2019 S2
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J25
S/2019 S3
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J26
S/2019 S4
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J36
S/2019 S5
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J43
S/2019 S6
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J55
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2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J57
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2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J58
S/2019 S9
2019
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J59
S/2019 S10
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J61
S/2019 S11
2019
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J63
S/2019 S12
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J67
S/2019 S13
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J69
S/2019 S14
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J83
S/2019 S15
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J84
S/2019 S16
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J171
S/2019 S17
2019
S.S. Sheppard, , D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J172
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2019
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J173
S/2019 S19
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman
MPEC 2023-J174
S/2019 S20
2019
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J175
S/2019 S21
2019
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-K05
S/2020 S1
2020
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J21
S/2020 S2
2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J27
S/2020 S3
2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J35
S/2020 S4
2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J38
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2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J39
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2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
MPEC 2023-J68
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2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
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2020
S.S Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna, E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
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S/2020 S9
2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
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2020
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen
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