S/2006 S 6
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S/2006 S 6 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 5 and April 29, 2006. S/2006 S 6 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,556.9 Mm in 943.784 days, at an inclination of 162.9° to the ecliptic (168.6° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1918.
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Generally listed in increasing distance from Saturn
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| Ring shepherds | Pan · Daphnis · Atlas · Prometheus · S/2004 S 6? · S/2004 S 4? · S/2004 S 3? · Pandora |
| Co-orbitals | Epimetheus · Janus |
| Inner large and Trojan | Mimas · Methone · Pallene · Enceladus · Tethys (trojans Telesto, Calypso) · Dione (trojans Helene, Polydeuces) |
| Outer large | Rhea · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus |
| Inuit group | Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Paaliaq · Siarnaq |
| Norse group | Phoebe · Skathi · Skoll · S/2004 S 13 · S/2006 S 4 · Hyrokkin · Mundilfari · S/2006 S 6 · S/2006 S 1 · S/2004 S 17 · Narvi · Bergelmir · Aegir · Suttungr · S/2004 S 12 · Bestla · Farbauti · Hati · S/2004 S 7 · Thrymr · S/2006 S 3 · Surtur · Kari · Fenrir · Ymir · Loge · Fornjot |
| Gallic group | Albiorix · Bebhionn · Erriapo · Tarvos |
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