Surtur (moon)

Surtur
Discovery
Surt
Alternative names	S/2006 S 7
Adjectives	Surtian /ˈsɜːrtiən/
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	22707000 km
Eccentricity	0.451
Orbital period (sidereal)	−1297.7 days
Inclination	177.5°
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4 km
Albedo	0.06 (assumed)
Apparent magnitude	24.8
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.8

Surtur

Surt, a leader of the fire giants of Norse mythology

.

Surtur is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 22.707 Mm in 1297.7 days. The Surtian orbit is

inclination of 177.5° to the ecliptic and with an eccentricity of 0.451.^[2]

Notes

oblique stem of the name is Surt. The -ur is the nominative case
ending.

References

^ "Surt". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.

^ ^a ^b Sheppard, S. S. (2019). "Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line".

ISBN 9780816537075
.

External links

Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data

IAUC 8727: Satellites of Saturn June 30, 2006 (discovery)

MPEC 2006-M45: Eight New Satellites of Saturn June 26, 2006 (discovery and ephemeris)

IAUC 8826: Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn April 5, 2007 (naming the moon)

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S/2007 S 3

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S/2004 S 17

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S/2006 S 13

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S/2019 S 9

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S/2019 S 11

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S/2019 S 10

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S/2019 S 13

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S/2019 S 15

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S/2006 S 16

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Kari

S/2004 S 48

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Fenrir

S/2004 S 50

S/2006 S 17

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S/2006 S 18

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S/2019 S 19

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S/2004 S 39

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S/2004 S 53

S/2004 S 36

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S/2019 S 20

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S/2004 S 51

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[2] que stem of the name is Surt. The -ur is the nominative case
ending.

[1] "Surt". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.

[Sheppard_moons-3] Sheppard, S. S. (2019). "Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line".

[Denk2018-4] ISBN 9780816537075
.

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