Hati (moon)

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Short description: Moon of Saturn
Hati
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Hati imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in November 2015
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Brian G. Marsden
Discovery dateDecember 2004
Designations
Designation
Saturn XLIII
S/2004 S 14
Orbital characteristics[1]
19856000 km
Eccentricity0.372
Orbital period−1038.7 days
Inclination165.8°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter5+50%
−30%
 km
[2]
Rotation period5.45±0.04 h[2]
Apparent magnitude24.4


Hati /ˈhɑːti/ or Saturn XLIII is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 4 May 2005, from observations taken between 12 December 2004 and 11 March 2005.

Hati is about 6 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,303 Mm in 1039[3] days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic (165° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.291, quite similar to Mundilfari's orbit. In March 2013, the synodic rotational period was measured by Cassini to about 5.45±0.04 hours. This is the fastest known rotation of all of Saturn's moons,[2] and in fact the fastest known among all moons (including asteroid moons) for which a rotation period has been reliably measured. Like Mundilfari, it is very elongated in shape.[4]

It was named in April 2007 after Hati, a giant wolf from Norse mythology, son of Fenrisúlfr and twin brother of Sköll.

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