Aegir (moon)

David C. Jewitt, Scott S. Sheppard, January Kleyna, Brian G. Marsden

Aegir ( Saturn XXXVI) is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn.

Discovery

The discovery of Aegir by David C. Jewitt, Scott S. Sheppard Jan and Brian G. Marsden on Kleyna recordings of 12 December 2004 to 11 March 2005 it was announced on 3 May 2005. Aegir first received the provisional designation S/2004 S 10 In April 2007, the moon was then, after the offshore giant Aegir (also Ægir or freezer), a son of the frost giants Fornjótr (also Fornjot ) and brother of Logi and Kari, from Norse mythology named.

Path data

Aegir orbits Saturn at a retrograde eccentric orbit in about 1116 days and 6 hours. The orbital eccentricity is 0.251, the orbit is inclined with 167.43 ° to the ecliptic.

Structure and physical data

Aegir has a diameter of about 6 km.

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