Hati (moon)

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Hati
Provisional or systematic name S / 2004 S 14
Central body Saturn
Properties of the orbit
Major semi-axis 19,856,000 km
Periapsis 12,470,000 km
Apoapsis 27,242,000 km
eccentricity 0.372
Orbit inclination 165.8 °
Orbital time 1038.7 d
Mean orbital velocity 1.34 km / s
Physical Properties
Apparent brightness 24.4 mag
Medium diameter ≈ 6 km
Dimensions kg
Sidereal rotation ≈ 5 h 27 min
Acceleration of gravity on the surface ≈ 0 m / s 2
Escape speed ≈ 0 m / s
discovery
Explorer

David C. Jewitt , Scott S. Sheppard ,
Jan Kleyna , Brian G. Marsden

Date of discovery December 12, 2004

Hati (also Saturn XLIII) is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn .

discovery

The discovery of Hati by David C. Jewitt , Scott S. Sheppard , Jan Kleyna and Brian G. Marsden on recordings from December 12, 2004 to March 11, 2005, was announced on May 3, 2005.
Hati was initially given the provisional designation S / 2004 S 14. In April 2007, the moon was named after the giant wolf Hati , a son of the Fenris wolf and twin brother of the giant wolf Skalli (or Skoll), from Nordic mythology .

Orbit data

Hati orbits Saturn in a retrograde eccentric orbit in around 1038.7 days. The orbit eccentricity is 0.372, with the orbit inclined by 165.8 ° to the ecliptic .

Structure and physical data

Hati is about 6 km in diameter and a day-night cycle lasts about 5½ hours. This is the shortest known period of rotation for a moon in the entire solar system.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b T. Denk, S. Mottola (2019): Studies of irregular satellites: I. Lightcurves and rotation periods of 25 Saturnian moons from Cassini observations. Icarus 322 , 80-102. DOI: 10.1016 / j.icarus.2018.12.040 .
further inside Saturn moons further outside
S / 2004 S 27
Semi- major axis  (km) Hati 19,856,000
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