S/2019 S 6

{{Short description|Moon of Saturn}}

{{Infobox planet

| name = S/2019 S 6

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| discovery_ref =

| discoverer = Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman

| discovered = 2019

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| semimajor = {{cvt|18205500|km|lk=in}}

| eccentricity = 0.120

| period = 2.518 yrs (919.71 d)

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| inclination = 46.4° {{small|(to the ecliptic)}}

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| satellite_of = Saturn

| group = Inuit

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| abs_magnitude = 16.1

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S/2019 S 6 is a small and faint irregular satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Edward Ashton and Brett J. Gladman on May 8, 2023 from observations taken between July 3, 2019 and July 8, 2021.

Physical Characteristics, Orbit and Origin

S/2019 S 6 orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.050 Gm in 905.41 days, at an inclination of 49.6° and eccentricity of 0.040. S/2019 S 6 is a part of the Inuit group and could be a Siarnaq fragment due to close proximity.

S/2019 S 6 is estimated to be about 4 kilometers in diameter.

References

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{{cite web

|title = MPEC 2023-J55 : S/2019 S 6

|url = https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K23/K23J55.html

|work = Minor Planet Electronic Circular

|publisher = Minor Planet Center

|accessdate = 8 May 2023}}

{{cite web

|title = MPEC 2023-N12 : S/2019 S 6

|url = https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K23/K23N12.html

|work = Minor Planet Electronic Circular

|publisher = Minor Planet Center

|accessdate = 3 July 2023}}

{{cite web

|title = S/2019 S 6

|url = https://tilmanndenk.de/outersaturnianmoons/s2019_s6/

|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 = 8 October 2024}}}}

{{Moons of Saturn}}

Category:Irregular satellites

Category:Moons of Saturn

Category:Moons with a prograde orbit

Category:Astronomical objects discovered in 2023

Category:Inuit group