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Moon of Saturn
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]
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
- ^ 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.
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