S/2004 S 36 | |
Alt Names: | S5593a2 |
Discovery Ref: | [1] |
Discoverer: | Sheppard et al. |
Discovered: | 2019 |
Orbit Ref: | [2] |
Inclination: | 147.6° |
Eccentricity: | 0.667 |
Period: | −1354.2 days |
Satellite Of: | Saturn |
Group: | Norse group |
Magnitude: | 25.3 |
Mean Diameter: | 3 km |
S/2004 S 36 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 8, 2019, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and February 1, 2006.[3]
S/2004 S 36 is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 23.192 Gm in 1319.07 days, at an inclination of 155° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.748, the highest of any of Saturn's moons.[3]