S/2006 S 3

Moon· orbits Saturn

S/2006 S 3 — moon of Saturn.

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Key facts

Orbit around Saturn
3.31 Earth years
1,210 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Saturn

Distance from Saturn
0.183 AU
Orbital period
3.31 years
Eccentricity
0.3358
Inclination
138.43 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0116 S⊕ · 1% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

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

S/2006 S 3 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Saturn detected in 2006 by S. Sheppard and colleagues. It has not yet been given a permanent name, and little is known about it beyond its discovery and orbit.

Images

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