S/2019 S 6

S/2019 S 6
Discovery [1]
Discovered byEdward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date2019
Orbital characteristics [2]
20,048,600 km (12,457,600 mi)
Eccentricity0.259
2.920 yrs (1066.40 d)
Inclination41.3° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupInuit/Gallic group[a]
Physical characteristics
4 km
16.1

S/2019 S 6 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 8, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.[1]

S/2019 S 6 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and it orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.050 Gm in 905.41 days, at an inclination of 49.6° and eccentricity of 0.040.[3] S/2019 S 6 could either be part of the Inuit group and a Siarnaq fragment[4] or the Gallic group but a distant prograde outlier moon like S/2006 S 12 and S/2004 S 24.[a]

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