S/2019 S 2

S/2019 S 2 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 3, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 9, 2021.

S/2019 S 2
Discovery
Discovered byEdward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen
Discovery date2019
Orbital characteristics
16,559,900 km (10,289,800 mi)
Eccentricity0.279
-2.190 yrs (799.82 d)
Inclination173.3° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
3 km
16.5

    S/2019 S 2 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 16.560 Gm in 796.22 days, at an inclination of 173.3, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.279. S/2019 S 2 belongs to the Norse group and makes it close to 0 tilt against the ecliptic plane due to of its inclination.

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