S/2004 S 39 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 8, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 21, 2007.[3]

S/2004 S 39
Discovery[1]
Discovered bySheppard et al.
Discovery date2019
Designations
S64454x[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
22790400 km
Eccentricity0.081
−1277.5 days
Inclination167.6°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
2 km
25.5
16.3

S/2004 S 39 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 23.575 Gm in 1351.83 days, at an inclination of 167° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.080.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
  2. ^ a b S.S. Sheppard (2019). "Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line".
  3. ^ a b "MPEC 2019-T161 : S/2004 S 39". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 8 October 2019.