S/2006 S 1

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S/2006 S 1
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Scott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Discovery date6 March 2006
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Observation arc 2.13 yr (776 d)
Earliest precovery date5 January 2005
0.1246859  AU (18.65275 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0814088
−2.604 yr (−951.1 d)
351.30293°
0° 22m 42.627s / day
Inclination 154.62928° (to the ecliptic)
351.18965°
176.02188°
Satellite of Saturn
Group Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
≈5 km [3]
≈3 km [4]
Albedo 0.04 (assumed) [4]
24.5 [3]
15.6 [2]

    S/2006 S 1 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006 from observations taken between January 4 and April 30, 2006. S/2006 S 1 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.65 Gm in 951.1 days, at an inclination of 154.6° to the ecliptic (178.9° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.0814. [1]

    The moon was once considered lost in 2006 as it was not seen since its discovery. [5] [6] The moon was later recovered and announced in October 2019. [7] [3]

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