Fornjot.space

At the edge of Saturn’s family

How far out Fornjot orbits compared with Titan and Phoebe.

Published 2026-10-23

Fornjot is the outermost named moon of Saturn.[1]

Distances

  • Titan: about 1.22 million km.[3]
  • Phoebe: about 12.9 million km.[3]
  • Fornjot: about 24.9 million km.[3]

A four-year lap

Fornjot takes about 1,470 days to orbit Saturn once.[3]

Overtaken

It held the record for the largest semi-major axis among Saturn’s moons until the recovery of Saturn LVIII in 2019.[1]

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