Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun with a distance of approximately 9.5 astronomical units or 1,426,725,400 km. It takes Saturn 29.5 years, or 10,795 days, to orbit the Sun. Saturn rotates once every 10 hours and 39 minutes and has an appearance of a giant gas planet that is unlikely to support life.

1. Saturn
By: Laura Castro

2. How did Saturn get its name?
• Saturn got its name thousands of years ago, it
came from the Roman god Saturnus.

3. Who was the first person to discover
Saturn?
When? How? Where?
• The first person to discover Saturn was
Galileo.
• Saturn was discovered in 1610.
• By Galileo`s telescope.
• Galileo discovered Saturn at the United States
in his house.

4. What is the distance from the sun in
AU and in KM? What planet number is
it?
• The distance from the sun in AU is
approximately 9.5 AU.
• The distance from the sun in km is
approximately 1,426,725,400 km.
• If you didn’t know what AU stands for it stands
for the astronomical units.
• It is the sixth planet in the solar system.

5. How many days does it take Saturn to
orbit the sun? What is Saturn's
revolution around the sun in days?
• It takes Saturn 29.5 years for its revolution
around the sun to finish.
• It takes 10,795 days to orbit the sun.

6. What is Saturn’s length of day
(rotation)?
• It is 10 hours and 39 minutes to complete its
day.

7. What is Saturn’s appearance, does it
hold life?