Ymir (moon)
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Brett J. Gladman |
| Discovery site | Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur |
| Discovery date | 2000 |
| Designations | |
| S/2000 S1, Saturn XIX | |
| Adjectives | Ymirian |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 23,040,000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3349 |
| 3.6 yr (1315.14 d) | |
| 244.521° | |
| Inclination | 173.125° |
| 194.086° | |
| 22.668° | |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 18 km[3] |
| Mass | 5.1×1015 kg[4] |
| 8.7 m/s (31 km/h)[4] | |
| 11 h 55 m 20 s[5] | |
| Albedo | 0.06[6] |
| 21.7[3] | |
Ymir (/ˈɪmɪər/ IM-eer), or Saturn XIX, is a retrograde irregular moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 1. It was named in August 2003, from Norse mythology, where Ymir is the ancestor of all the Jotuns or frost giants.[7]
Of the moons that take more than 3 Earth years to orbit Saturn, Ymir is the largest, at about 18 kilometres (11 miles) in diameter.[3] It takes 3.6 Earth years to complete an orbit around Saturn. During this time, hypothetical Ymir visitors would experience ~2650 sunsets.
References
- ^ Brian G. Marsden (2000-10-25). "IAUC 7512". IAU. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Jacobson, R.A. (2007) SAT270, SAT271 (2007-06-28). "Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters". JPL/NASA. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Scott S. Sheppard. "Saturn's Known Satellites". Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b assume radius of 9 km; volume of a sphere * assume density of 1.7g/cm³ (though it could be a loose rubble pile) yields a mass of 5.1e15 kg and an escape velocity of 8.7 m/s (31 km/h)
- ^ Denk, T., Mottola, S. (2013): Irregular Saturnian Moon Lightcurves from Cassini-ISS Observations: Update. Abstract 406.08, DPS conference 2013, Denver (Colorado)
- ^ Nicholson, P. D. 2001
- ^ Daniel W. E. Green (2003-08-08). "IAUC 8177: Sats OF (22); Sats OF JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS". IAU. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
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- MPEC 2000-Y15: S/2000 S 1, S/2000 S 2, S/2000 S 7, S/2000 S 8, S/2000 S 9 (2000 Dec. 19 ephemeris)
- Ephemeris IAU-NSES
- Saturn's Known Satellites (by Scott S. Sheppard)
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