Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen |
Discovery date | 2019 |
Orbital characteristics | |
20,965,800 km (13,027,500 mi)[1] | |
Eccentricity | 0.318 |
-3.135 yrs (1,144.92 d)[1] | |
Inclination | 177.3° (to the ecliptic) |
Satellite of | Saturn |
Group | Norse group |
Physical characteristics | |
3 km | |
16.7 | |
S/2019 S 13 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 9, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.[2]
S/2019 S 13 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 20.960 Gm in 1,132.90 days, at an inclination of 178.6, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.377.[2] S/2019 S 13 belongs to the Norse group and it has an inclination supplemental angle of 1.4°, meaning it is currently the least titled moon of Saturn against the ecliptic plane.[3]
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