S/2004 S 43 | |
Discovery Ref: |   |
Discoverer: | Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman, E. Ashton |
Discovered: | 2004 |
Orbit Ref: |   |
Eccentricity: | 0.432 |
Period: | -2.683 yrs (980.08 d) |
Inclination: | 171.1° |
Satellite Of: | Saturn |
Group: | Norse group |
Abs Magnitude: | 16.3 |
S/2004 S 43 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 7, 2023 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and July 9, 2021.
S/2004 S 43 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 18.918 Gm in 971.48 days, at an inclination of 172.0, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.390. S/2004 S 43 belongs to the Norse group and was marked the 100th moon of Saturn by count at the time it was announced.