S/2004 S 43 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 7, 2023 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and July 9, 2021.[2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman, E. Ashton |
| Discovery date | 2004 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 18,935,000 km (11,766,000 mi)[1] | |
| Eccentricity | 0.432 |
| -2.683 yrs (980.08 d)[1] | |
| Inclination | 171.1° (to the ecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4 km | |
| 16.3 | |
S/2004 S 43 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 18.918 Gm in 971.48 days, at an inclination of 172.0, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.390.[2] S/2004 S 43 belongs to the Norse group and was marked the 100th moon of Saturn by count at the time it was announced.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "MPEC 2023-J45 : S/2004 S 43". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "S/2004 S 43". Tilmann's Web Site. Tilmann Denk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.