S/2004 S 39 Explained

S/2004 S 39
Alt Names:S64454x
Discovery Ref:[1]
Discoverer:Sheppard et al.
Discovered:2019
Orbit Ref:[2]
Inclination:167.6°
Eccentricity:0.081
Period:−1277.5 days
Satellite Of:Saturn
Group:Norse group
Magnitude:25.5
Abs Magnitude:16.3
Mean Diameter:2 km

S/2004 S 39 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 March 21, 2007.[3]

S/2004 S 39 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 23.575 Gm in 1351.83 days, at an inclination of 167° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.080.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Discovery Circumstances from JPL
  2. Web site: Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line. S.S. Sheppard. 2019.
  3. Web site: MPEC 2019-T161 : S/2004 S 39 . minorplanetcenter.net . 8 October 2019.