Saturn LX
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Designations | |
| S2428b[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| 17470700 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.472 |
| −858.77 days | |
| Inclination | 44.43° |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Inuit group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4+50% −30% km | |
| 24.9 | |
S/2004 S 29 is a natural satellite of Saturn and a member of the Inuit group. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and January 17, 2007.[3]
S/2004 S 29 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 16,981 Gm in 826.44 days, at an inclination of 45.1° to the ecliptic, with an eccentricity of 0.440. [3]
References
- ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
- ^ a b S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ a b "MPEC 2019-T136 : S/2004 S 29". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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