Saturn LX

Saturn LX, provisionally known as S/2004 S 29, is a natural satellite of Saturn and a member of the Inuit group. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and January 17, 2007.[3] It was given its permanent designation in August 2021.[4]

Saturn LX
Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2019
Designations
Alternative names	S/2004 S 29 S2428b[2]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Semi-major axis	17470700 km
Eccentricity	0.472
Orbital period (sidereal)	858.77 days
Inclination	44.43°
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Inuit group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4+50% −30% km
Apparent magnitude	24.9

Saturn LX is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 16.981 Gm in 826.44 days, at an inclination of 45.1° to the ecliptic, with an eccentricity of 0.440.[3]

References

Discovery Circumstances from JPL
S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
"MPEC 2019-T136 : S/2004 S 29". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
"M.P.C. 133821" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

Moons of Saturn
Listed in approximately increasing distance from Saturn
Ring shepherds	S/2009 S 1 Ring moonlets Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus Pandora
Co-orbitals	Epimetheus Janus
G Ring	Aegaeon
Alkyonides	Methone Anthe Pallene
Inner large (with trojans)	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Telesto Calypso Dione Helene Polydeuces
Outer large	Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus
Inuit group (8)	S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq Ijiraq Paaliaq Saturn LX S/2004 S 31 Tarqeq Siarnaq
Norse group (46)	Phoebe Skathi S/2004 S 37 S/2007 S 2 Skoll S/2004 S 13 Hyrrokkin Greip Mundilfari S/2006 S 1 S/2007 S 3 Gridr Bergelmir Narvi Jarnsaxa S/2004 S 17 Suttungr Eggther Hati S/2004 S 12 Bestla Farbauti Thrymr Angrboda Beli Aegir Gerd S/2004 S 7 Gunnlod Skrymir S/2004 S 28 Alvaldi Kari Geirrod S/2006 S 3 Fenrir Surtur Loge Ymir S/2004 S 21 S/2004 S 39 S/2004 S 36 Thiazzi Saturn LXIV Fornjot Saturn LVIII
Gallic group (4)	Albiorix Bebhionn Erriapus Tarvos
Prograde outer satellites	S/2004 S 24
Rings of Saturn Cassini–Huygens Themis Chiron S/2004 S 6 S/2004 S 4 S/2004 S 3 In fiction

Saturn
Outline of Saturn
Geography	Dragon Storm Great White Spot Hexagon Magnetosphere Rings
Moons	S/2009 S 1 Ring moonlets Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus S/2004 S 6 S/2004 S 4 S/2004 S 3 Pandora Epimetheus Janus Aegaeon Mimas Methone Anthe Pallene Enceladus Tethys Telesto Calypso Dione Helene Polydeuces Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq Ijiraq Phoebe Paaliaq Skathi S/2004 S 37 Albiorix S/2007 S 2 Saturn LX Bebhionn Erriapus Skoll S/2004 S 31 Siarnaq Tarqeq S/2004 S 13 Greip Hyrrokkin Jarnsaxa Tarvos Mundilfari S/2006 S 1 S/2004 S 17 Bergelmir Narvi Gridr Suttungr Hati S/2004 S 12 Eggther Farbauti Thrymr Beli Aegir S/2007 S 3 Bestla S/2004 S 7 Angrboda Skrymir Gerd Gunnlod S/2006 S 3 Geirrod Fenrir S/2004 S 28 Surtur Kari Alvaldi Ymir S/2004 S 21 S/2004 S 24 Loge S/2004 S 36 S/2004 S 39 Thiazzi Saturn LXIV Fornjot Saturn LVIII
Astronomy	Delta Octantis Saturn-crossing minor planets
Exploration	Cassini–Huygens (Huygens) timeline retirement Pioneer 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 Voyager 2
Related	Fiction The Day the Earth Smiled In Saturn's Rings (2018 documentary)

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