S / 2004 S 37

S / 2004 S 37
Central body	Saturn
Properties of the orbit
Major semi-axis	15,891,737 km
Periapsis	8,001,230 km
Apoapsis	23,782,243 km
eccentricity	0.4965
Orbit inclination	162.94 °
Orbital time	747.95 d
Mean orbital velocity	1.532 km / s
Physical Properties
Apparent brightness	25.1 mag
Medium diameter	4 km
Acceleration of gravity on the surface	≈ 0 m / s 2
Escape speed	≈ 0 m / s
discovery
Explorer	Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Jan T. Kleyna
Date of discovery	December 12, 2004

S / 2004 S 37 is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn .

Discovery and naming

S / 2004 S 37 was discovered on December 12, 2004 by astronomers Scott Sheppard and David Jewitt ( University of California ) as well as 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 8, 2019, the moon was given the provisional designation S / 2004 S 37 .

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 37 extends from December 12, 2004 to February 2, 2006; there are a total of 15 observations over a period of two years.

Track properties

S / 2004 S 37 orbits Saturn in two years and 17.95 days in a strongly elliptical, retrograde orbit between 8,001,230 km and 23,782,243 km from its center. The orbital eccentricity is 0.497, the orbit is 162.9 ° 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 37 has a diameter of about 4 km. The absolute brightness of the moon is 15.9  ^m .

See also

• List of Saturn's moons
• List of moons of planets and dwarf planets
• List of moons from asteroids

Web links

• Astronews.com: Ring Planet's 20 new moons discovered October 8, 2019 (discovery)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ v ≈ π * a / period (1 + sqrt (1-e²))
2. ^ Scott S. Sheppard : Saturn Moons . Carnegie Institution for Science . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
3. ↑ MPC : MPEC 2019-T159: S / 2004 S 37 . IAU . October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.

further inside	Saturn moons	further outside
Skathi	Semi- major axis  (km) S / 2004 S 37 15,891,737	Albiorix