Saturn’s moon Phoebe is one of only two major moons that do not orbit the planet near the plane of its equator. Instead, Phoebe circles Saturn in an irregular, retrograde elliptical orbit that is inclined about 175 degrees to Saturn's equator.
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Saturn’s moon Phoebe is one of only two major moons that do not orbit the planet near the plane of its equator. Instead, Phoebe circles Saturn in an irregular, retrograde elliptical orbit that is inclined about 175 degrees to Saturn's equator.