S/2004 S 17 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 4 May 2005 from observations taken between 13 December 2004 and 5 March 2005.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 13 December 2004 |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5) | |
| Observation arc | 15.67 yr (5,725 days) |
| 0.1326708 AU (19,847,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1647702 |
| –2.86 yr (–1043.92 d) | |
| 226.13753° | |
| 0° 20m 41.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 168.11825° (to ecliptic) |
| 34.46812° | |
| 186.71765° | |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ≈4 km[3] | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[3] |
| 25.2[3] | |
| 16.0[2] | |
S/2004 S 17 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,847,000 kilometres in about 1,044 days, at an inclination of 168.1° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.165.[2][4]
This moon was considered lost[5] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
- ^ a b c d "MPEC 2022-T129 : S/2004 S 17". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ Jacobson, R.A. (2007) SAT272 (2007-06-28). "Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters". JPL/NASA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jacobson, B.; Brozović, M.; Gladman, B.; Alexandersen, M.; Nicholson, P. D.; Veillet, C. (28 September 2012). "Irregular Satellites of the Outer Planets: Orbital Uncertainties and Astrometric Recoveries in 2009–2011". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 132. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..132J. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/132. S2CID 123117568.
- Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
- Jewitt's New Satellites of Saturn page
- MPEC 2005-J13: Twelve New Satellites of Saturn, 3 May 2005 (discovery and ephemeris)