S/2019 S 6 Explained

S/2019 S 6
Discoverer:Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman
Discovered:2019
Eccentricity:0.120
Period:2.518 yrs (919.71 d)
Inclination:46.4°
Satellite Of:Saturn
Group:Inuit
Abs Magnitude:16.1

S/2019 S 6 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 8, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.

S/2019 S 6 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and it orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.050 Gm in 905.41 days, at an inclination of 49.6° and eccentricity of 0.040. S/2019 S 6 is a part of the Inuit group and could be a Siarnaq fragment.