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Geirrod (Saturn LXVI ), provisionally known as S/2004 S 38 , 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 March 22, 2007.[3] [4] Geirröðr , a jötunn from Norse mythology .[5] Thor and is killed by him.[6]
Geirrod is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 21.908 Gm in 1,211.02 days, at an inclination of 154° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.437.[3]
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^ a b "MPEC 2019-T160 : S/2004 S 38" . minorplanetcenter.net . Retrieved 8 October 2019 .
^ "M.P.C. 133821" (PDF) . Minor Planet Center . International Astronomical Union . 10 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021 .
^ "Names Approved for 10 Small Satellites of Saturn" . usgs.gov . USGS. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022 .
^ Lindow, John (2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs ISBN 978-0-19-983969-8
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