New moon of Saturn discovered by William Herschel

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28 August, 1789

British astronomer and composer of German origin, William Herschel, discovered a new moon of the planet Saturn on 28th August 1789. He named it Enceladus after a giant from Greek mythology. The moon is about 500 kilometres in diameter which is about one-tenth that of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.