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Calypso
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Photo of the satellite Calypso of the planet Saturn
Calypso   Saturn XIV (S/1980 S25)

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Mean distance from the planet Saturn 294.660 km
Orbital period around the planet Saturn (sideric) 1,888 d
Mean orbital velocity 11,36 km/s
Orbital inclination 0,0 °
Eccentricity of the orbit around the planet Saturn 0,0
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Discovered by Dan Pascu, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, William Baum, Douglas Currie 1980
Mass 3,6 × 1015 kg
Equatorial radius 15 × 8 × 8 km
Mean density 1,0 g/cm³
Albedo 1,0
Apparent magnitude + 18,7 mvis
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Calypso was a nymph, the daughter of the Titan Atlas. She lived on the island of Ogygia. After the last of Odysseus' men had perished at sea, Odysseus himself was washed ashore on Ogygia, where Calypso became enamored of him and held him prisoner for seven years. Finally, Zeus ordered her to set Odysseus free.

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