Jarnsaxa (moon) explained

Jarnsaxa
Mpc Name:Saturn L
Alt Names:S/2006 S 6
Discoverer:Scott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Brian G. Marsden
Discovered:June 26, 2006
Named After:Járnsaxa
Orbit Ref:[1]
Inclination:163.3°
Eccentricity:0.216
Period:−964.7 days
Satellite Of:Saturn
Group:Norse group
Physical Ref:[2]
Mean Diameter:4 km
Albedo:0.06 (assumed)
Magnitude:24.7
Abs Magnitude:15.6

Jarnsaxa, also known as Saturn L (provisional designation S/2006 S 6), is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006, from observations taken between January 5 and April 29, 2006.

Jarnsaxa is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,556.9 Mm in 943.784 days, at an inclination of 162.9° to the ecliptic (164.1° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1918. It is a member of the Norse group of irregular satellites.

It is named after Járnsaxa, a giantess in Norse mythology.

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Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/saturnmoons S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
  2. Book: Denk . Tilmann . Mottola . Stefano . Tosi . Frederico . Bottke . William F. . Hamilton . Douglas P. . . 2018 . 9780816537075 . Schenk, P.M. . Space Science Series . 322 . Tucson, AZ . 409–434 . The Irregular Satellites of Saturn . 2018eims.book..409D . 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816537075-ch020 . Clark, R.N. . Howett, C.J.A. . Verbiscer, A.J. . Waite, J.H. . https://tilmanndenk.de/wp-content/uploads/DenkEtAl2018_IrregularMoons.pdf.