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Saturn LXIV






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Saturn LXIV
Discovery[1]
Discovered bySheppard et al.
Discovery date2019
Designations

Alternative names

S/2004 S 34
S5613a2[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]

Semi-major axis

24358900 km
Eccentricity0.267

Orbital period (sidereal)

−1412.5 days
Inclination165.7°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics

Mean diameter

3 km

Apparent magnitude

25.3

Saturn LXIV, provisionally known as S/2004 S 34, is a natural satelliteofSaturn. 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 21, 2007.[3] It was given its permanent designation in August 2021.[4]

Saturn LXIV is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 24.299 Gm in 1,414.59 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction, and with an eccentricity of 0.235.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
  • ^ a b S.S. Sheppard (2019). "Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line".
  • ^ a b "MPEC 2019-T156 : S/2004 S 34". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  • ^ "M.P.C. 133821" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturn_LXIV&oldid=1214125587"

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