Saturn Facts: Distance, Size, Temperature & Moons
Planet #6 of 9 · 🌬️ Air-dominant (thick gas atmosphere)
Famous for its breathtaking ring system made of billions of ice and rock particles, ranging from dust grains to house-sized chunks.
View Saturn in the interactive 3D Solar System →How far is Saturn from Earth?
Saturn is 1.2 – 1.67 billion km from Earth. This is a range rather than a fixed number because both Earth and Saturn are constantly moving along their own orbits around the Sun, so the distance between them is always changing. Saturn orbits at an average distance of 9.58 AU (1.43 billion km) from the Sun, compared to Earth's 1 AU (149.6 million km).
Key facts about Saturn
Diameter
116,460 km
Temperature
~-178 (cloud tops) °C
Day length
10h 42m
Year length
29 years
Moons
146
Gravity
10.44 m/s² (1.06× Earth)
Escape velocity
35.5 km/s
Orbital eccentricity
0.052
Composition
Gas giant, hydrogen & helium, icy/rocky core
Atmosphere
96% H2, 3% He
Did you know?
✨ Saturn is so light for its size that it would float in water if there were an ocean big enough.