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Moon of Saturn

S/2019 S 6
Discovery
Discovered by	Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date	2019
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	18,205,500 km (11,312,400 mi)
Eccentricity	0.120
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.518 yrs (919.71 d)
Inclination	46.4° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Inuit
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.1

S/2019 S 6 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 8, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.

S/2019 S 6 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and it orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.050 Gm in 905.41 days, at an inclination of 49.6° and eccentricity of 0.040. S/2019 S 6 is a part of the Inuit group and could be a Siarnaq fragment.

References

^ "MPEC 2023-J55 : S/2019 S 6". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "MPEC 2023-N12 : S/2019 S 6". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "S/2019 S 6". Tilmann's Web Site. Tilmann Denk. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

Moons of Saturn

Listed in approximate increasing distance from Saturn

Ring moonlets

Ring shepherds

Other inner moons

Alkyonides

Large moons
(with trojans)

Inuit group (13)

Kiviuq subgroup	S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq S/2005 S 4 S/2020 S 1 Ijiraq
Paaliaq subgroup	Paaliaq
Siarnaq subgroup	S/2004 S 31 Tarqeq S/2019 S 14 Siarnaq S/2020 S 3 S/2019 S 6 S/2020 S 5

Gallic group (7)

Norse group (100)

Phoebe subgroup	Phoebe S/2006 S 20 S/2006 S 9

Skathi
S/2007 S 5
S/2007 S 7
S/2007 S 2
S/2004 S 37
S/2004 S 47
S/2004 S 40
S/2019 S 2
S/2019 S 3
S/2020 S 7
Skoll
S/2020 S 2
S/2019 S 4
S/2004 S 41
S/2004 S 42
Hyrrokkin
Greip
S/2004 S 13
S/2007 S 6
Mundilfari
S/2006 S 1
S/2004 S 43
S/2006 S 10
S/2019 S 5
Gridr
Bergelmir
Jarnsaxa
Narvi
Suttungr
S/2004 S 44
S/2007 S 3
S/2004 S 45
Hati
S/2004 S 17
S/2006 S 11
S/2004 S 12
Eggther
S/2006 S 13
S/2007 S 9
S/2019 S 7
S/2019 S 8
Farbauti
Thrymr
Bestla
S/2019 S 9
S/2004 S 46
Angrboda
S/2019 S 11
Aegir
S/2019 S 10
Beli
S/2019 S 12
Gerd
S/2019 S 13
S/2006 S 14
Gunnlod
S/2019 S 15
S/2020 S 6
S/2004 S 7
S/2006 S 3
S/2005 S 5
Skrymir
S/2006 S 16
S/2006 S 15
S/2004 S 28
S/2020 S 8
Alvaldi
Kari
S/2004 S 48
Geirrod
Fenrir
S/2004 S 50
S/2006 S 17
S/2004 S 49
S/2019 S 17
Surtur
S/2006 S 18
Loge
Ymir
S/2019 S 19
S/2019 S 18
S/2004 S 21
S/2004 S 39
S/2019 S 16
S/2004 S 53
S/2004 S 36
Thiazzi
S/2019 S 20
S/2006 S 19
Saturn LXIV
Fornjot
S/2004 S 51
S/2020 S 10
S/2020 S 9
Saturn LVIII
S/2019 S 21
S/2004 S 52

Outlier prograde
irregular moons

S/2006 S 12

S/2004 S 24

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