Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
Discovery date | 16 January 2007 |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 9 August 2022 ( JD 2459800.5) | |
Observation arc | 14.48 yr (5,287 days) |
0.1298753 AU (19,429,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1428233 |
–2.77 yr (–1011.10 d) | |
270.66716 ° | |
0° 21m 21.778s / day | |
Inclination | 176.62877° (to ecliptic) |
127.32559° | |
18.70983° | |
Satellite of | Saturn |
Group | Norse group |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | ≈5 km [3] |
Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) [3] |
24.9 [3] | |
15.7 [2] | |
S/2007 S 3 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 1 May 2007 from observations taken between 18 January and 19 April 2007.
S/2007 S 3 is about 5 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,429,000 kilometres in about 1,011 days, at an inclination of 176.6° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.143. [2] [4]
This moon was considered lost [5] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022. [2]
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