How long does Saturn’s moon Pandora take to orbit Saturn, approximately?

Saturn’s moon Pandora takes approximately 15 hours to orbit Saturn.

Pandora is a small inner moon of Saturn and acts as an outer shepherd satellite of Saturn’s narrow F ring. Its orbit is extremely close to Saturn by planetary standards, producing a very short orbital period compared with the Moon’s nearly month-long orbit around Earth.

The moon is irregularly shaped and was identified in images taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1980. It was initially designated S/1980 S 26 before receiving the name Pandora from Greek mythology.

Pandora is often confused with Prometheus, another small Saturnian moon. Prometheus is the inner shepherd of the F ring, while Pandora is the outer shepherd. Their gravitational influence helps maintain the ring’s structure. The approximate orbital period is commonly given as about 15 hours, rather than as a whole number of Earth days.