Alvaldi

Moon· orbits Saturn

Alvaldi is a moon orbiting Saturn.

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Key facts

Orbit around Saturn
3.29 Earth years
1,201 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Saturn

Distance from Saturn
0.182 AU
Orbital period
3.29 years
Eccentricity
0.2928
Inclination
159.18 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0115 S⊕ · 1% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna

Alvaldi was discovered in 2004 by S.S. Sheppard and colleagues. Saturn's moons are named after giants and deities of world mythology — its distant irregular moons after Norse, Inuit and Gallic figures. Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.

Images

No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.