S/2020 S 7 | |
Discovery Ref: |   |
Discoverer: | Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen |
Discovered: | 2020 |
Orbit Ref: |   |
Eccentricity: | 0.558 |
Period: | -2.359 yr (861.70 d) |
Inclination: | 161.5° |
Satellite Of: | Saturn |
Group: | Norse group |
Abs Magnitude: | 16.8 |
S/2020 S 7 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 10, 2023 from observations taken between July 1, 2019 and July 24, 2020.
S/2020 S 7 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 17.236 Gm in 844.85 days, at an inclination of 160.8, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.558. S/2020 S 7 belongs to the Norse group and it leads among the furthest moons from Saturn due to high eccentricity.