S/2019 S 13 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 9, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.[2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen |
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 20,965,800 km (13,027,500 mi)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.318 |
| -3.135 yrs (1,144.92 d)[1] | |
| Inclination | 177.3° (to the ecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3 km | |
| 16.7 | |
S/2019 S 13 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 20.960 Gm in 1,132.90 days, at an inclination of 178.6, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.377.[2] S/2019 S 13 belongs to the Norse group and it has an inclination supplemental angle of 1.4°, meaning it is currently the least titled moon of Saturn against the ecliptic plane.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "MPEC 2023-J69 : S/2019 S 13". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ a b "S/2019 S 13". Tilmann's Web Site. Tilmann Denk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.