Saturn's Inuit group of satellites

The Inuit group is a group of prograde irregular moons of the planet Saturn, which move on similar orbits.

The semi-major axes of their orbits extend from 11.1 to 17.9 million kilometers. The orbits have eccentricities from 0.107 to 0.364 and inclinations ( orbital inclinations ) between 45.1 ° and 49.9 °, with the prograde moons themselves, ie in the direction of rotation of the planet to move the Saturn.

The five members of the group ( with increasing distance from Saturn):

  • Kiviuq
  • Ijiraq
  • Paaliaq
  • Siarnaq
  • Tarqeq

The moons of the Inuit group of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) after characters from the mythology of the Inuit ( Eskimos ) named.

  • Saturn moon
Retrograde and prograde motion Kiviuq (moon) Ijiraq (moon) Paaliaq (moon) Siarnaq (moon) Tarqeq (moon)
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