Hati (moon)
David C. Jewitt, Scott S. Sheppard, January Kleyna, Brian G. Marsden
Hati ( Saturn XLIII) is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Saturn.
Discovery
The discovery of Hati 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. Hati first received the provisional designation S/2004 S 14 In April 2007, the moon was then after the giant wolf Hati, a son of Fenriswolfes and twin brother of the giant wolf Skalli (or Skoll ), named from Norse mythology.
Path data
Hati orbiting Saturn retrograde in eccentric orbit around 1038.7 days. The orbital eccentricity is 0.372, the orbit is inclined at 165.8 ° to the ecliptic.
Structure and physical data
Hati has a diameter of about 6 km, and a day - night cycle takes about 5 ½ hours. This is the shortest previously known rotation period of a moon in the solar system.