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Also known as Saturn XIX, S/2000 S 1

moon of Saturn

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Discovered by
Brett J. Gladman
Discovery site
Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur
Designation
Saturn XIX
Pronunciation
/ ˈ iː m ɪər / , / ˈ ɪ m ɪər /
Named after
Ymir
Alternative names
S/2000 S 1
Adjectives
Ymirian / ɪ ˈ m ɪər i ə n /
Semi major axis
22 957 100 km
Orbital period sidereal
−3.6 yr (−1315.16 d)
Mean anomaly
344.3°
Inclination
173.1°
Longitude of ascending node
61.5°
Argument of perihelion
90.8°
Satellite of
Saturn
Group
Norse group
Dimensions
24 km × 22 km × 16 km
Mean diameter
19 +50%, −30% km
Circumference
65 km (equatorial)

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Diameter
19
Mass
4.9
Orbital period
1315.14
Image
Ymir-discovery-eso0036a (cropped).jpg
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orbital inclination
173.125
Commons category
Ymir (moon)
time of discovery or invention
2000-08-07
provisional designation
S/2000 S 1
orbital eccentricity
0.3349
albedo
0.06
apparent magnitude
21.7
semi-major axis of an orbit
23130000
longitude of ascending node
194.086
argument of periapsis
22.668
mean anomaly
244.521
name
Saturn XIX
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Ymir, or Saturn XIX, is the second-largest retrograde irregular moon of Saturn.

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