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Within Vinony's link graph, Suttungr is referenced by 123 other articles, and connects out to International Astronomical Union, Mimas and moon of Saturn.
Vinony files it under Astronomical objects discovered in 2000, Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman and Irregular satellites.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Designation
- Saturn XXIII
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ s ʊ t ʊ ŋ ər /
- Named after
- Suttungr
- Alternative names
- S/2000 S 12
- Adjectives
- Suttung / ˈ s ʊ t ʊ ŋ / , Suttungian / s ʊ ˈ t ʊ ŋ i ə n /
- Semi major axis
- 19 459 000 km
- Orbital period sidereal
- −1016.7 days
- Inclination
- 175.8°
- Satellite of
- Saturn
- Group
- Norse group
- Mean diameter
- 7 +50%, −30% km
- Synodic rotation period
- 7.67 ± 0.02 h
- Albedo
- 0.06 (assumed)
- Spectral type
- C
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 210
- Image
- Suttungr-discovery-CFHT.gif
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- time of discovery or invention
- 2000-09-23
- provisional designation
- S/2000 S 12
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 19465000
- Commons category
- Suttungr (moon)
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Encyclopedic overview
Suttungr, or Saturn XXIII, is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 12. It was named for Suttungr in Norse mythology, a Jötunn or giant who once owned the mead of poetry.
Suttungr is about 7 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,667 Mm in 1029.703 days. It may have formed from debris knocked off Phoebe. The Suttung orbit is retrograde, at an inclination of 174° to the ecliptic (151° to Saturn's equator) and with an eccentricity of 0.131. Its rotation period is 7.67±0.02 hours, and like Albiorix its light curve exhibits two minima at certain angles, and three minima at others. Having a similar gray color and orbit as Thrymr, the two moons may be members of the same dynamical family.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suttungr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.