Saturn LVI

Short description: Moon of Saturn

Saturn LVIDiscovery[1]

Discovered by| Sheppard et al.
Discovery date| 2019
Designations

Alternative names

| S/2004 S 23
S8630a[2]
Orbital characteristics [2]

Semi-major axis

| 21427000 km
Eccentricity| 0.399
Orbital period| −1164.3 days
Inclination| 177.7°
Satellite of| Saturn
Group| Norse group?
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter| 4+50%
−30% km
Apparent magnitude| 24.8

Saturn LVI, provisionally known as S/2004 S 23, is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 22, 2007.[3] It was given its permanent designation in August 2021.[4]

Saturn LVI is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 21.163 Gm in 1149.82 days, at an inclination of 177° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.373.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "MPEC 2019-T129 : S/2004 S 23". https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K19/K19TC9.html. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
4. ↑ "M.P.C. 133821". International Astronomical Union. 10 August 2021. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/2021/MPC_20210810.pdf.

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Moons of Saturn

Listed in approximately increasing distance from Saturn.

Ring shepherds|

* S/2009 S 1
* Ring moonlets
* Pan
* Daphnis
* Atlas
* Prometheus
* Pandora

Co-orbitals|

* Epimetheus
* Janus

G Ring|

* Aegaeon

Alkyonides|

* Methone
* Anthe
* Pallene

Inner large
(with trojans)|

* Mimas
* Enceladus
* Tethys
* Telesto
* Calypso
* Dione
* Helene
* Polydeuces

Outer large|

* Rhea
* Titan
* Hyperion
* Iapetus

Inuit group|

* Kiviuq
* Ijiraq
* Paaliaq
* S/2004 S 29
* S/2004 S 31
* Siarnaq
* Tarqeq

Norse group|

* Phoebe
* Skathi
* S/2004 S 37
* S/2007 S 2
* Skoll
* S/2004 S 13(?)
* Greip
* Hyrrokkin
* Jarnsaxa
* Mundilfari
* S/2006 S 1
* S/2004 S 17(?)
* Bergelmir
* Narvi
* S/2004 S 20
* Suttungr
* Hati
* S/2004 S 12(?)
* S/2004 S 27
* Farbauti
* Thrymr
* S/2004 S 30
* Aegir
* S/2007 S 3(?)
* Bestla
* S/2004 S 7(?)
* S/2004 S 22(?)
* S/2004 S 23(?)
* S/2004 S 25(?)
* S/2004 S 32(?)
* S/2006 S 3
* S/2004 S 38(?)
* Fenrir
* S/2004 S 28(?)
* Surtur
* Kari
* S/2004 S 35(?)
* Ymir
* S/2004 S 21(?)
* Loge
* S/2004 S 36(?)
* S/2004 S 39(?)
* S/2004 S 33(?)
* S/2004 S 34(?)
* Fornjot
* S/2004 S 26(?)

Gallic group|

* Albiorix
* Bebhionn
* Erriapus
* Tarvos

Prograde outer satellites|

* S/2004 S 24

* Rings of Saturn
* Cassini–Huygens
* Themis
* Chiron
* S/2004 S 6
* S/2004 S 4
* S/2004 S 3
* In fiction

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Saturn

* Outline of Saturn

Geography|

* Dragon Storm
* Great White Spot
* Hexagon
* Magnetosphere
* Rings

Moons|

* S/2009 S 1
* Ring moonlets
* Pan
* Daphnis
* Atlas
* Prometheus
* S/2004 S 6
* S/2004 S 4
* S/2004 S 3
* Pandora
* Epimetheus
* Janus
* Aegaeon
* Mimas
* Methone
* Anthe
* Pallene
* Enceladus
* Tethys
* Telesto
* Calypso
* Dione
* Helene
* Polydeuces
* Rhea
* Titan
* Hyperion
* Iapetus
* Kiviuq
* Ijiraq
* Phoebe
* Paaliaq
* Skathi
* S/2004 S 37
* Albiorix
* S/2007 S 2
* S/2004 S 29
* Bebhionn
* Erriapus
* Skoll
* S/2004 S 31
* Siarnaq
* Tarqeq
* S/2004 S 13
* Greip
* Hyrrokkin
* Jarnsaxa
* Tarvos
* Mundilfari
* S/2006 S 1
* S/2004 S 17
* Bergelmir
* Narvi
* S/2004 S 20
* Suttungr
* Hati
* S/2004 S 12
* S/2004 S 27
* Farbauti
* Thrymr
* S/2004 S 30
* Aegir
* S/2007 S 3
* Bestla
* S/2004 S 7
* S/2004 S 22
* S/2004 S 23
* S/2004 S 25
* S/2004 S 32
* S/2006 S 3
* S/2004 S 38
* Fenrir
* S/2004 S 28
* Surtur
* Kari
* S/2004 S 35
* Ymir
* S/2004 S 21
* S/2004 S 24
* Loge
* S/2004 S 36
* S/2004 S 39
* S/2004 S 33
* S/2004 S 34
* Fornjot
* S/2004 S 26

Astronomy|

* Delta Octantis
* Saturn-crossing minor planets

Exploration|

* Cassini–Huygens (Huygens)
* timeline
* retirement
* Pioneer 11
* Voyager program
* Voyager 1
* Voyager 2

Related|

* Fiction
* Moons
* The Day the Earth Smiled
* In Saturn's Rings (2018 documentary)

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