S/2019 S 6
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman |
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| 20,048,600 km (12,457,600 mi) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.259 |
| 2.920 yrs (1066.40 d) | |
| Inclination | 41.3° (to the ecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Inuit/Gallic group[a] |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 4 km |
| 16.1 | |
S/2019 S 6 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 8, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.[1]
S/2019 S 6 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and it orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.050 Gm in 905.41 days, at an inclination of 49.6° and eccentricity of 0.040.[3] S/2019 S 6 could either be part of the Inuit group and a Siarnaq fragment[4] or the Gallic group but a distant prograde outlier moon like S/2006 S 12 and S/2004 S 24.[a]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "MPEC 2023-J55 : S/2019 S 6". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b "MPEC 2023-N12 : S/2019 S 6". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ a b "S/2019 S 6". Tilmann's Web Site. Tilmann Denk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.