S/2004 S 9

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S/2004 S 9 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 9, 2005. S/2004 S 9 is about 5 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,291 Mm in 1079.099 days, at an inclination of 158° to the ecliptic (139° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.209.

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Pan · Daphnis · Atlas · Prometheus · S/2004 S 6 · S/2004 S 4 · S/2004 S 3 · Pandora · Epimetheus and Janus
Mimas · Methone · Pallene · Enceladus · Telesto, Tethys, and Calypso · Helene, Dione, and Polydeuces · Rhea · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus
Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Phoebe · Paaliaq · Skathi · Albiorix · S/2004 S 11 · Erriapo · S/2006 S 8 · Siarnaq · S/2004 S 13 · S/2006 S 4 · Tarvos
S/2004 S 19 · Mundilfari · S/2006 S 6 · S/2006 S 1 · S/2004 S 17 · Narvi · S/2004 S 15 · S/2004 S 10 · Suttungr · S/2004 S 12 · S/2004 S 18
S/2004 S 9 · S/2004 S 14 · S/2004 S 7 · Thrymr · S/2006 S 3 · S/2006 S 7 · S/2006 S 2 · S/2004 S 16 · S/2006 S 2 · Ymir · S/2006 S 5 · S/2004 S 8
See also: Pronunciation key | Rings of Saturn | Cassini-Huygens | Themis