᠌ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪxᴛʜ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ-ʟᴀʀɢᴇꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏʟᴀʀ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴊᴜᴘɪᴛᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢᴀꜱ ɢɪᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ʀᴀᴅɪᴜꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɴɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀʟꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ɪᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴇɪɢʜᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴇɴꜱɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ; ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪᴛꜱ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ, ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ɪꜱ ᴏᴠᴇʀ 95 ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ.ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ɪꜱ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ; ɪᴛꜱ ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ (♄) ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅ'ꜱ ꜱɪᴄᴋʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴꜱ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴᴛʜ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀᴅᴀʏ, ꜱĀᴛᴜʀɴɪ ᴅɪĒꜱ ("ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ'ꜱ ᴅᴀʏ") ɴᴏ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ 2ɴᴅ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ.

ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ'ꜱ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ɪʀᴏɴ–ɴɪᴄᴋᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴄᴋ (ꜱɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ). ɪᴛꜱ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ, ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪQᴜɪᴅ ʜᴇʟɪᴜᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ɢᴀꜱᴇᴏᴜꜱ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ. ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴀʟᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ʜᴜᴇ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴍᴍᴏɴɪᴀ ᴄʀʏꜱᴛᴀʟꜱ ɪɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴜᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ. ᴀɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟʟɪᴄ ʜʏᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ ʟᴀʏᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʀɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ'ꜱ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛᴀʀʏ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ'ꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ 580 ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ'ꜱ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʀ ꜱɪᴢᴇ. ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ'ꜱ ᴍᴀɢɴᴇᴛɪᴄ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ɪꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛɪᴇᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜᴘɪᴛᴇʀ'ꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀꜱᴛ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴏɴɢ-ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ. ᴡɪɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴏɴ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ 1,800 ᴋᴍ/ʜ (1,100 ᴍᴘʜ; 500 ᴍ/ꜱ), ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏɴ ᴊᴜᴘɪᴛᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀꜱ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀꜱ ᴏɴ ɴᴇᴘᴛᴜɴᴇ. ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 2019, ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏɴᴏᴍᴇʀꜱ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ 10ʜ 33ᴍ 38ꜱ + 1ᴍ 52ꜱ
− 1ᴍ 19ꜱ , ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ'ꜱ ᴄ ʀɪɴɢ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ'ꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜰᴀᴍᴏᴜꜱ ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ʀɪɴɢ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛʟʏ ᴏꜰ ɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇꜱ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟᴇʀ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴄᴋʏ ᴅᴇʙʀɪꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜꜱᴛ.