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Also known as Saturn XL, S/2004 S 9

moon of Saturn

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Discovered by
Scott S. Sheppard , David C. Jewitt , Jan T. Kleyna , Brian G. Marsden
Discovery date
December 2004
Designation
Saturn XL
Pronunciation
/ f ɑːr ˈ b aʊ t i /
Named after
Fárbauti
Alternative names
S/2004 S 9
Semi major axis
20 390 000 km
Orbital period sidereal
−1086.1 days
Inclination
156.4°
Satellite of
Saturn
Group
Norse group
Mean diameter
4 km
Albedo
0.06 (assumed)

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Diameter
5
Orbital period
-1086.1
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time of discovery or invention
2004-12-12
provisional designation
S/2004 S 9
semi-major axis of an orbit
20290752
Commons category
Farbauti (moon)
name
Saturn XL
orbital eccentricity
0.206
orbital inclination
156.4
apparent magnitude
24.7
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Farbauti /fɑːrˈbaʊti/ or Saturn XL is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 9, 2005.

Farbauti is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,291 Mm in 1079.099 days, at an inclination of 158° to the ecliptic (131° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.209.

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