| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard,David C. Jewitt,Jan Kleyna,Brett J. Gladman, Edward Ashton |
| Discovery date | 2006 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 22,760,700 km (14,142,800 mi)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.089 |
| -3.555 yrs (1,298.40 d)[1] | |
| Inclination | 169.5°(to theecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4 km | |
| 16.1 | |
S/2006 S 18 is anatural satellite ofSaturn. Its discovery was announced byScott S. Sheppard,David C. Jewitt,Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton,Brett J. Gladman,Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 15, 2023 from observations taken between December 14, 2004 and July 9, 2021.[2]
S/2006 S 18 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 23.256 Gm in 1,324.09 days, at an inclination of 171.6, orbits in a retrograde direction and has an eccentricity of 0.089.[2] S/2006 S 18 belongs to theNorse group and its orbit is quite circular due to its low eccentricity unlike the other irregular moons.[3]