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Surtur (moon)

Moon of Saturn

Summary

Moon of Saturn

Field	Value
name	Surtur
mpc_name	Saturn XLVIII
alt_names	S/2006 S 7
pronounced
adjective	Surtian
named_after	Surt
discovered	26 June 2006
discoverer	Scott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Brian G. Marsden
orbit_ref
semimajor
inclination	177.5°
eccentricity	0.451
period	−1297.7 days
satellite_of	Saturn
group	Norse group
physical_ref
mean_diameter	4 km
albedo	0.06 (assumed)
magnitude	24.8
abs_magnitude	15.8

David C. Jewitt Jan T. Kleyna Brian G. Marsden

Surtur or Saturn XLVIII (provisional designation S/2006 S 7) 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 and April 2006. It was named after Surt, a leader of the fire giants of Norse mythology.

Surtur is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 22.707 Mm in 1297.7 days. The Surtian orbit is retrograde, at an inclination of 177.5° to the ecliptic and with an eccentricity of 0.451.

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References

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Sheppard, S. S.. (2019). "Moons of Saturn, ''Carnegie Science'', on line".
(2018). "Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn". [[The University of Arizona Press]].

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