S/2020 S 7 Explained

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.