S / 2004 S 17

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S / 2004 S 17
Central body Saturn
Properties of the orbit
Major semi-axis 19,447,000 km
Periapsis 15,960,000 km
Apoapsis 22,934,000 km
eccentricity 0.1793
Orbit inclination 168.237 °
Orbital time 1014.7 d
Mean orbital velocity 1.38 km / s
Physical Properties
Albedo 0.04
Apparent brightness 25.2 mag
Medium diameter ≈ 4 km
Dimensions ≈ 7.7 × 10 13 kg
Medium density 2.3 g / cm 3
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 13, 2004

S / 2004 S 17 is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn .

discovery

The discovery of S / 2004 S 17 by David C. Jewitt , Scott S. Sheppard , Jan Kleyna and Brian G. Marsden on recordings from December 13, 2004 to March 5, 2005 was announced on May 3, 2005.

Orbit data

S / 2004 S 17 orbits Saturn on a retrograde eccentric orbit in around 1014 days. The orbital eccentricity is 0.179, with the orbit inclined at 168.2 ° to the ecliptic .

Structure and physical data

S / 2004 S 17 has a diameter of about 4 km.

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