S / 2004 S 20
S / 2004 S 20 | |
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Central body | Saturn |
Properties of the orbit | |
Major semi-axis | 19,418,103 km |
Periapsis | 15,595,725 km |
Apoapsis | 23,240,481 km |
eccentricity | 0.1968 |
Orbit inclination | 162.57 ° |
Orbital time | 1010.24 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 1.386 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Apparent brightness | 25.0 mag |
Medium diameter | 4 km |
Acceleration of gravity on the surface | ≈ 0 m / s 2 |
Escape speed | ≈ 0 m / s |
discovery | |
Explorer | |
Date of discovery | December 12, 2004 |
S / 2004 S 20 is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn .
Discovery and naming
S / 2004 S 20 was discovered on December 12, 2004 by the astronomers Scott Sheppard and David Jewitt ( University of California ) and Jan Kleyna ( University of Hawaii ) on images taken from December 12, 2004 to March 22, 2007 with the 8.2 m Subaru telescope at the Mauna Kea Observatory . From this period 19 more moons of Saturn could be detected; the discovery was announced on October 7, 2019, the moon was given the preliminary designation S / 2004 S 20 .
The Carnegie Institution for Science called with the announcement of the discovery on the public to to 6 December 2019 to send in suggestions for names for a total of 20 newly discovered moons. According to the group affiliation of the moons, names of giants from the Gallic , Nordic or Inuit mythology should be used.
The observation period of S / 2004 S 20 extends from December 12 to March 22, 2007; there are a total of 18 observations over a period of three years.
Track properties
S / 2004 S 20 orbits Saturn in two years and 280.24 days in a moderately elliptical, retrograde orbit between 15,595,725 km and 23,240,481 km from its center. The orbit eccentricity is 0.197, the orbit is 162.6 ° inclined to the equator of Saturn .
The moon is part of the so-called Nordic group of Saturn moons, which orbit the planet with orbital inclinations between 145.2 ° and 177.5 ° and orbital eccentricities between 0.130 and 0.580 retrograde.
Physical Properties
S / 2004 S 20 has a diameter of about 4 km. The absolute brightness of the moon is 15.8 m .
See also
Web links
- Astronews.com: Ring Planet's 20 new moons discovered October 8, 2019 (discovery)
Individual evidence
- ↑ v ≈ π * a / period (1 + sqrt (1-e²))
- ^ Scott S. Sheppard : Saturn Moons . Carnegie Institution for Science . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ MPC : MPEC 2019-T126: S / 2004 S 20 . IAU . October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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Semi- major axis (km) S / 2004 S 20 19.418.103 |
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