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Phoebe is the most massive irregular satellite of Saturn, with a mean diameter of about 213 kilometres. It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 18 March 1899 from photographic plates, the first natural satellite ever discovered photographically.
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Object TypeMoon of Saturn (irregular satellite) 1 Discovery Year Cross-Tradition Connections
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the most massive irregular satellite of Saturn
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18 March 1899
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Phoebe completes a full orbit around Saturn in about 18 months, and its orbit is retrograde; that is, it orbits Saturn in the opposite direction to Saturn's orbit.
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