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== Orbital characteristics ==
== Orbital characteristics ==
Iapetus is in an eccentric orbit around Saturn, at an average distance of 3,561,300 km. This distance is nearly three times the average distance of [[Titan]] and 2.5 times the average distance of [[Hyperion]]. Its sidereal month is about 79.33 days.
Iapetus is in an eccentric orbit around Saturn, at an average distance of 3,561,300 km. This distance is nearly three times the average distance of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and 2.5 times the average distance of [[Hyperion (moon)|Hyperion]]. Its sidereal month is about 79.33 days.
The orbit of Iapetus is inclined to Saturn's equator by more than 14 degrees, more than any of the other large moons of Saturn. Only the much smaller irregular moons of Saturn have orbits more inclined than that of Iapetus.
The orbit of Iapetus is inclined to Saturn's equator by more than 14 degrees, more than any of the other large moons of Saturn. Only the much smaller irregular moons of Saturn have orbits more inclined than that of Iapetus.