S/2006 S 12

S/2006 S 12
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman, E. Ashton
Discovery date	2006
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	19,569,800 km (12,160,100 mi)
Eccentricity	0.542
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.834 yrs (1,035.05 d)
Inclination	38.6° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Gallic group?
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.2

S/2006 S 12 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, E. Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 7, 2023 from observations taken between January 5, 2006 and July 8, 2021.^[2]

S/2006 S 12 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19.569 Gm in 1,043.16 days, at an inclination of 39.03, orbits in prograde direction and eccentricity of 0.542.^[2] S/2006 S 12 is similar to members of the Gallic group; however, its semi-major axis is a bit further out than its other members, meaning it is an outlier prograde moon along with S/2004 S 24.

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