Hyperion in 3D — live position and orbit

A spongy, porous outer moon tumbling chaotically through space — its rotation never settles into a fixed period.

Hyperion is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Hyperion; 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

135 km

Mass

5.62 × 10¹⁸ kg

Surface gravity

0.02 m/s²

Mean temperature

-180 °C

Orbits

Saturn

Distance from the Sun

0.010 AU

Orbital period

21 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0