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Farbauti (moon)






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Farbauti
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Brian G. Marsden
Discovery dateDecember 2004
Designations

Designation

Saturn XL
Pronunciation/fɑːrˈbti/

Named after

Fárbauti

Alternative names

S/2004 S 9
Orbital characteristics[1]

Semi-major axis

20390000 km
Eccentricity0.206

Orbital period (sidereal)

−1086.1 days
Inclination156.4°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics[2]

Mean diameter

4 km
Albedo0.06 (assumed)

Apparent magnitude

24.7

Absolute magnitude (H)

15.7

Farbauti /fɑːrˈbti/orSaturn XL is a natural satelliteofSaturn. 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 9, 2005.

Farbauti is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,291 Mm in 1079.099 days, at an inclination of 158° to the ecliptic (131° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.209.

It was named in April 2007 after Fárbauti, a storm giant from Norse mythology, father of Loki.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sheppard, S. S. (2019). "Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line".
  • ^ Denk, Tilmann; Mottola, Stefano; Tosi, Frederico; Bottke, William F.; Hamilton, Douglas P. (2018). "The Irregular Satellites of Saturn" (PDF). In Schenk, P.M.; Clark, R.N.; Howett, C.J.A.; Verbiscer, A.J.; Waite, J.H. (eds.). Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn. Space Science Series. Vol. 322. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press. pp. 409–434. Bibcode:2018eims.book..409D. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816537075-ch020. ISBN 9780816537075.
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