S/2007 S 3

S/2007 S 3 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 1 May 2007 from observations taken between 18 January and 19 April 2007.

S/2007 S 3
Discovery [1]
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date16 January 2007
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5)
Observation arc14.48 yr (5,287 days)
0.1298753 AU (19,429,000 km)
Eccentricity0.1428233
–2.77 yr (–1011.10 d)
270.66716°
0° 21m 21.778s / day
Inclination176.62877° (to ecliptic)
127.32559°
18.70983°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
≈5 km[3]
Albedo0.04 (assumed)[3]
24.9[3]
15.7[2]

    S/2007 S 3 is about 5 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,429,000 kilometres in about 1,011 days, at an inclination of 176.6° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.143.[2][4]

    This moon was considered lost[5] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.[2]

    References
    1. Discovery Circumstances from JPL
    2. "MPEC 2022-T125 : S/2007 S 3". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
    3. S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
    4. Jacobson, R.A. (2007) SAT272 (2007-06-28). "Planetary Satellite Mean Orbital Parameters". JPL/NASA. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
    5. Jacobson, B.; Brozović, M.; Gladman, B.; Alexandersen, M.; Nicholson, P. D.; Veillet, C. (28 September 2012). "Irregular Satellites of the Outer Planets: Orbital Uncertainties and Astrometric Recoveries in 2009–2011". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 132. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..132J. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/132. S2CID 123117568.


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