S/2004 S 7
S/2004 S 7 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 8, 2005.
S/2004 S 7 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,999 Mm in 1140.24 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (166° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.5299.[1]
References
- ^ Jacobson, R.A. (2007) SAT272 (2007-06-28). "Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters". JPL/NASA. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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- Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
- Jewitt's New Satellites of Saturn page
- IAUC 8523: New Satellites of Saturn May 4, 2005 (discovery)
- MPEC 2005-J13: Twelve New Satellites of Saturn May 3, 2005 (discovery and ephemeris)