S/2020 S 41

Moon· orbits Saturn

S/2020 S 41 — moon of Saturn.

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Key facts

Orbit around Saturn
4.41 Earth years
1,612 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Saturn

Distance from Saturn
0.224 AU
Orbital period
4.41 years
Eccentricity
0.3246
Inclination
154.29 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0107 S⊕ · 1% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen, W.C. Fraser, S.M. Lawler, J.J. Kavelaars

S/2020 S 41 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Saturn detected in 2020 by E.J. Ashton 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.