Semi-major axis 17.56 Gm Dimensions 6 km Orbital period 2.4 years Discovered 5 January 2006 Orbits Saturn | Eccentricity 0.418 Albedo 0.04 (assumed) Orbital period 2.4 years Inclination 156° | |
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Discovered by S. S. Sheppard
D. C. Jewitt
J. Kleyna Discoverers Scott S. Sheppard, Jan Kleyna, David C. Jewitt Similar Hyrrokkin, Aegir, Bebhionn, Kiviuq, Ijiraq | ||
Skoll (/ˈskɒl/ SKOL; Norse [skœlː]) or Saturn XLVII (provisional designation S/2006 S 8) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt and Jan Kleyna on 26 June 2006 from observations taken between 5 January and 30 April 2006.
Skoll is about 6 kilometres in diameter (assuming an albedo of 0.04) and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 17.6 Gm (million km) in 869 days, following a highly eccentric and moderately inclined orbit.
It was named in April 2007 after Sköll, a giant wolf from Norse mythology, son of Fenrisulfr and twin brother of Hati.
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