| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard,David C. Jewitt,Jan Kleyna,Brett J. Gladman, E. Ashton |
| Discovery date | 2007 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 17,049,000 km (10,594,000 mi)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.490 |
| 2.291 yrs (836.90 d)[1] | |
| Inclination | 36.5°(to theecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Gallic group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4 km | |
| 16.0 | |
S/2007 S 8 is a small and faintirregular 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 10, 2023 from observations taken between January 5, 2005 and July 9, 2021.[2]
S/2007 S 8 orbits Saturn at a distance of 17.049 Gm in 836.90 days, at an inclination of 36.5, orbits in aprograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.490.[2] S/2007 S 8 belongs to theGallic group and may have been a fragment of a larger moon.[3]
S/2007 S 8 is estimated to be about 4 kilometers in diameter.