Enceladus in 3D — live position and orbit

A bright icy moon with an active south-polar plume and a subsurface ocean.

Enceladus is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Enceladus; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

252 km

Mass

1.08 × 10²⁰ kg

Surface gravity

0.11 m/s²

Mean temperature

-201 °C

Orbits

Saturn

Distance from the Sun

0.002 AU

Orbital period

1.37 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0