S/2019 S 2

{{Short description|Moon of Saturn}}

{{Infobox planet

| name = S/2019 S 2

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| discovery_ref =  

| discoverer = Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen

| discovered = 2019

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| semimajor = {{cvt|16559900|km|lk=in}}

| eccentricity = 0.279

| period = -2.190 yrs (799.82 d)

| mean_anomaly =

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| inclination = 173.3° {{small|(to the ecliptic)}}

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| satellite_of = Saturn

| group = Norse group

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| abs_magnitude = 16.5

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S/2019 S 2 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 3, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 9, 2021.

S/2019 S 2 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 16.560 Gm in 796.22 days, at an inclination of 173.3, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.279. S/2019 S 2 belongs to the Norse group and makes it close to 0 tilt against the ecliptic plane due to of its inclination.

References

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{{cite web

|title = MPEC 2023-J25 : S/2019 S 2

|url = https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K23/K23J25.html

|work = Minor Planet Electronic Circular

|publisher = Minor Planet Center

|accessdate = 3 May 2023}}

{{cite web

|title = S/2019 S 2

|url = https://tilmanndenk.de/outersaturnianmoons/s2019_s2/

|work = Tilmann's Web Site

|publisher = Tilmann Denk

|accessdate = 25 December 2023}}

{{cite web

|title = Planetary Satellite Mean Elements

|url = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/elem/

|work = Jet Propulsion Laboratory

|publisher = California Institute of Technology

|accessdate = 3 May 2023}}}}

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{{Moons of Saturn}}

Category:Norse group

Category:Irregular satellites

Category:Moons of Saturn

Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 2023

Category:Moons with a retrograde orbit