S/2006 S 3

S/2006 S 3
Discovery^[1]
Discovered by	Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2006
Orbital characteristics^[2]
Semi-major axis	21408300 km
Eccentricity	0.434
Orbital period (sidereal)	−1164.3 days
Inclination	151.7°
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics^[3]
Mean diameter	4 km
Albedo	0.06 (assumed)
Apparent magnitude	24.6
Absolute magnitude (H)	15.6

S/2006 S 3 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006 from observations taken between January and April 2006.

S/2006 S 3 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 21,308,400 km in 1160.7 days, at an inclination of 152.8° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4707.^[4]

The moon was once considered lost in 2006 as it was not seen since its discovery.^[5]^[6] The moon was later recovered and announced in October 2019.^[4]

References

^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
^ Denk, Tilmann; Mottola, Stefano; Tosi, Frederico; Bottke, William F.; Hamilton, Douglas P. (2018). "The Irregular Satellites of Saturn" (PDF). In Schenk, Paul M.; Clark, Roger N.; Howett, Carly J. A.; Verbiscer, Anne J.; Waite, J. Hunter (eds.). Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn. Space Science Series. Vol. 322. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press. pp. 409–434. Bibcode:2018eims.book..409D. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816537075-ch020. ISBN 9780816537075.
^ ^a ^b Tomatic, A. U. (8 October 2019). "MPEC 2019-T164 : S/2006 S 3". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center.
^ Beatty, Kelly (4 April 2012). "Outer-Planet Moons Found — and Lost". www.skyandtelescope.com. Sky & Telescope. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ Jacobson, B.; Brozović, M.; Gladman, B.; Alexandersen, M.; Nicholson, P. D.; Veillet, C. (28 September 2012). "Irregular Satellites of the Outer Planets: Orbital Uncertainties and Astrometric Recoveries in 2009–2011". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 132. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..132J. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/132. S2CID 123117568.

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Inuit group (12)

Kiviuq group (5)	S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq S/2005 S 4 S/2020 S 1 Ijiraq
Paaliaq group (1)	Paaliaq
Siarnaq group (6)	S/2004 S 31 Tarqeq Siarnaq S/2019 S 14 S/2020 S 3 S/2020 S 5

Gallic group (7)

Norse group (100)

Phoebe group (3)	Phoebe S/2006 S 20 S/2006 S 9

Skathi
S/2007 S 5
S/2007 S 7
S/2007 S 2
S/2004 S 37
S/2004 S 47
S/2004 S 40
S/2019 S 2
S/2019 S 3
S/2020 S 7
Skoll
S/2020 S 2
S/2019 S 4
S/2004 S 41
S/2004 S 42
Hyrrokkin
Greip
S/2004 S 13
S/2007 S 6
Mundilfari
S/2006 S 1
S/2004 S 43
S/2006 S 10
S/2019 S 5
Gridr
Bergelmir
Jarnsaxa
Narvi
Suttungr
S/2007 S 3
S/2004 S 44
S/2004 S 45
Hati
S/2004 S 17
S/2006 S 11
S/2004 S 12
Eggther
S/2006 S 13
S/2007 S 9
S/2019 S 7
S/2019 S 8
Farbauti
Thrymr
Bestla
S/2019 S 9
S/2004 S 46
Angrboda
S/2019 S 11
Aegir
Beli
S/2019 S 10
S/2019 S 12
Gerd
S/2019 S 13
S/2006 S 14
Gunnlod
S/2019 S 15
S/2020 S 6
S/2004 S 7
S/2006 S 3
S/2005 S 5
Skrymir
S/2006 S 16
S/2006 S 15
S/2004 S 28
S/2020 S 8
Alvaldi
Kari
S/2004 S 48
Geirrod
Fenrir
S/2004 S 50
S/2006 S 17
S/2004 S 49
S/2019 S 17
Surtur
S/2006 S 18
Loge
Ymir
S/2019 S 19
S/2004 S 21
S/2019 S 18
S/2004 S 39
S/2019 S 16
S/2004 S 53
S/2004 S 36
Thiazzi
S/2019 S 20
S/2006 S 19
Saturn LXIV
Fornjot
S/2004 S 51
S/2020 S 10
S/2020 S 9
Saturn LVIII
S/2019 S 21
S/2004 S 52

Outlier prograde moons

S/2006 S 12

S/2019 S 6

S/2004 S 24

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