S/2023 S 31

Moon· orbits Saturn

S/2023 S 31 — moon of Saturn.

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Key facts

Orbit around Saturn
1,133 Earth days
3.10 Earth years

Science

Orbit around Saturn

Distance from Saturn
0.169 AU
Orbital period
3.10 years
Eccentricity
0.1567
Inclination
153.17 °

Radiation & temperature

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

Discovery & history

By
E.J. Ashton, B.J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen

S/2023 S 31 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Saturn detected in 2023 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.