S/2006 S 3
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2006 |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 21408300 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.434 |
| −1164.3 days | |
| Inclination | 151.7° |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics[3] | |
| 4 km | |
| Albedo | 0.06 (assumed) |
| 24.6 | |
| 15.6 | |
S/2006 S 3 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006 from observations taken between January and April 2006.
S/2006 S 3 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 21,308,400 km in 1160.7 days, at an inclination of 152.8° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4707.[4]
The moon was once considered lost in 2006 as it was not seen since its discovery.[5][6] The moon was later recovered and announced in October 2019.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
- ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
- MPEC 2006-M45: Eight New Satellites of Saturn June 26, 2006 (discovery and ephemeris)
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