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Siarnaq (see'-ar-naak) (Saturn XXIX) is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 3. Siarnaq is about 32 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 17,906 Mm in 894.542 days, at an inclination of 46° to the ecliptic (60° to Saturn's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.479. Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Brett J. Gladman is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbias Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... The plane of the Ecliptic is well seen in this picture from the 1994 lunar prospecting Clementine spacecraft. ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ...



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Erriapo (air-ee-ap-oe?, Latin Erriapō or Erriappō) (Saturn XXVIII) is a natural satellite of Saturn. ... S/2004 S 13 is a natural satellite of Saturn. ...

Saturn's natural satellites

edit Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... The Saturnian System (photographic montage) Saturn Rings and Satellites. ...

Pan | S/2005 S 1 | Atlas | Prometheus | S/2004 S 6 | S/2004 S 4 | S/2004 S 3 | Pandora | Epimetheus and Janus | Mimas | Methone | Pallene | Enceladus | Telesto, Tethys, and Calypso | Polydeuces, Dione, and Helene | Rhea | Titan | Hyperion | Iapetus | Kiviuq | Ijiraq | Phoebe | Paaliaq | Skathi | Albiorix | S/2004 S 11 | Erriapo | Siarnaq | S/2004 S 13 | Tarvos | Mundilfari | S/2004 S 17 | Narvi | S/2004 S 15 | S/2004 S 10 | Suttungr | S/2004 S 12 | S/2004 S 18 | S/2004 S 9 | S/2004 S 14 | S/2004 S 7 | Thrymr | S/2004 S 16 | Ymir | S/2004 S 8
see also: Rings of Saturn | Cassini-Huygens | Themis

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Siarnaq (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (123 words)
Siarnaq (see'-ar-naak, IPA /ˈsiːɑrnɑk/), or Saturn XXIX, is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn.
Siarnaq is about 32 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 17,906 Mm in 894.542 days, at an inclination of 46° to the ecliptic (60° to Saturn's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.479.
Named after the giant Siarnaq (also known as Sedna) in Inuit mythology, it is a member of the Inuit group of irregular satellites.
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20 km — diameter of Leda, one of Jupiter's moons
36 km — diameter of Lysithea, one of Jupiter's moons
66 km — diameter of Naiad, the innermost of Neptune's moons
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