S/2004 S 37
Discovery[1]
Discovered bySheppard et al.
Discovery date2019
Designations
S6055a2[2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
16003300 km
Eccentricity0.506
−752.88 days
Inclination164.0°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
4+50%
−30% km
25.1

S/2004 S 37 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 8, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and February 2, 2006.[3]

S/2004 S 37 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 15.892 Gm in 748.18 days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.497.[3]

References

  1. ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
  2. ^ a b S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
  3. ^ a b "MPEC 2019-T159 : S/2004 S 37". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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