S/2004 S 12

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S/2004 S 12 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 12 is about 5 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,906 Gm in 1048.541 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (162° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.396.

[edit] References

• Institute for Astronomy Saturn Satellite Data
• Jewitt's New Satellites of Saturn page
• IAUC 8523: New Satellites of Saturn 2005 May 4 (discovery)
• MPEC 2005-J13: Twelve New Satellites of Saturn 2005 May 3 (discovery and ephemeris)

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