S/2020 S 7
S/2020 S 7 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 10, 2023 from observations taken between July 1, 2019 and July 24, 2020.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen |
| Discovery date | 2020 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 17,400,000 km (10,800,000 mi) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.558 |
| -2.359 yr (861.70 d) | |
| Inclination | 161.5° (to the ecliptic) |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | Norse group |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 3 km |
| 16.8 | |
S/2020 S 7 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 17.236 Gm in 844.85 days, at an inclination of 160.8, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.558. S/2020 S 7 belongs to the Norse group and it leads among the furthest moons from Saturn due to high eccentricity.
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