S/2004 S 36
Moon of Saturn
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S/2004 S 36 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 8, 2019, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and February 1, 2006.[3]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Designations | |
| S5593a2[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 23698700 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.667 |
| −1354.2 days | |
| Inclination | 147.6° |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3 km | |
| 25.3 | |
S/2004 S 36 is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 23.192 million km in 1319.07 days, at an inclination of 155° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with a high eccentricity of 0.748.[3]