| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Sheppardet al. |
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Designations | |
| S/2004 S 26 S8353a[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 26737800 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| −1624.2 days (4.45 years) | |
| Inclination | 171.3° |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4 km | |
| 25.0 | |
Saturn LVIII, provisionally known asS/2004 S 26, is the outermost numberednatural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced byScott S. Sheppard,David C. Jewitt, andJan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 21, 2007.[3] It was given its permanent designation in August 2021.[4]
Saturn LVIII is about 4 kilometres in diameter and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 26.676 million km (0.178AU) in 1627.18 days, at an inclination of 171° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.165.[3]
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| Inuit group (36) |
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| Gallic group (17) | |||||||||
| Norse group (197) |
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