Jarnsaxa (moon)

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Jarnsaxa, (pronounced /jɑrnˈsæksə/ yarn-SAKS-ə), also known as Saturn L (provisional designation 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 (164.1° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1918. It is a member of the Norse group of irregular satellites.

It is named after Járnsaxa, a giantess in Norse mythology.

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• Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
• IAUC 8727: Satellites of Saturn 2006 June 30 (discovery)
• MPEC 2006-M45: Eight New Satellites of Saturn 2006 June 26 (discovery and ephemeris)
• MPEC 2007-D79: S/2006 S 6 2007 February 28 (recovery)
• IAUC 8873: Satellites of Saturn (subscription-only) 2007 September 20 (naming)

v • d • e Moons of Saturn Generally listed in increasing distance from Saturn. Temporary names in italics. Ring shepherds moonlets · 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 · Anthe · Pallene · Enceladus · Tethys (Telesto • Calypso) · Dione (Helene • Polydeuces) Outer large Rhea (rings) · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus Inuit group Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Paaliaq · Siarnaq · Tarqeq Norse group Phoebe · Skathi · S/2007 S 2 · Skoll · S/2004 S 13 · Greip · Hyrrokkin · Mundilfari · Jarnsaxa · 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/2007 S 3 · S/2006 S 3 · Surtur · Kari · Fenrir · Ymir · Loge · Fornjot Gallic group Albiorix · Bebhionn · Erriapus · Tarvos Rings of Saturn · Cassini-Huygens · Themis · Chiron