S / 2004 S 17 - an irregular satellite of the planet Saturn with reverse orbital revolution.
| S / 2004 S 17 | |
|---|---|
| Satellite | |
| Discovery [1] | |
| Discoverer | D. Jwitt , S. Sheppard , Jan Klein |
| opening date | December 13, 2004 |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Age : 2000-02-26.00 TT | |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 19,447,000 km |
| Orbital eccentricity ( e ) | 0.1793 |
| Sidereal circulation period | 1014.70 d |
| Inclination ( i ) | 168.237 ° (to the ecliptic) |
| Whose companion | Saturn |
| physical characteristics | |
| Average radius | 2.0 km [3] (estimate) |
| Weight ( m ) | 7.7⋅10 13 |
| Average Density ( ρ ) | 2.3 g / cm³ [3] (estimated) |
| Albedo | 0,04 [3] |
Discovery History
S / 2004 S 17 was discovered in a series of observations beginning on December 13, 2004 [4] . The discovery was announced on May 4, 2005 [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Planetary Satellite Discovery Circumstances . Jet Propulsion Laboratory (May 5, 2009). Date of treatment September 9, 2009. Archived on August 25, 2011.
- ↑ Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters . Jet Propulsion Laboratory (August 20, 2009). Date of treatment September 9, 2009. Archived August 22, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters . Jet Propulsion Laboratory (April 3, 2009). Date of treatment September 9, 2009. Archived January 18, 2010.
- ↑ MPEC 2005-J13 (May 4, 2005). Date of treatment September 14, 2009. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ IAU Circular No. 8523 unopened (inaccessible link - history ) (May 4, 2005). Date of appeal September 14, 2009.