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Astronomers have discovered 11 more moons around Saturn, bringing its total to 285--by far the most of any planet in the solar system.

The true number may be unknowable, if you count every ring particle as its own little moon.

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In the upper half of the illustration, the 21 largest Saturn satellites are represented full-scale with respect to each other and in relation to the parent planet (beige circular segment under the moons) and to the rings (in the background). The lower half shows the positions of several of the moons up to a distance of approximately seven Saturn radii from the planet's centre, which can be seen as an outline hemisphere having a radius of 71,500 kilometres at the left (shown in correct full scale).

MPEC 2026-F14 : ELEVEN NEW SATURNIAN SATELLITES

We are the official body that deals with astrometric observations and orbits of minor planets (asteroids) and comets.
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