Thrymr (moon)

Thrymr /ˈθrɪmər/, or Saturn XXX, is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Gladman and colleagues in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 7. Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Thrymr is a Jotun.

Thrymr
Discovery images of Thrymr (cirlced) taken by the CFHT in September 2000
Discovery
Discovery date2000
Designations
Designation
Saturn XXX
Pronunciation/ˈθrɪmər/[1]
Named after
Thrymr
S/2000 S 7
AdjectivesThrymian /ˈθrɪmiən/
Orbital characteristics[2]
20474000 km
Eccentricity0.470
−1094.3 days
Inclination176.0°
Satellite ofSaturn
GroupNorse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
8+50%
−30%
 km
[3]
38.79±0.25? h[3]
23.9

    Thrymr is about 7 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 20,810 Mm in 1120.809 days. It may have formed from debris knocked off Phoebe. The Thrymian orbit is retrograde, at an inclination of 175° to the ecliptic (151° to Saturn's equator) and with an eccentricity of 0.453. Its rotation period is 38.79±0.25 hours.[3]

    Its name was announced in its oblique form Thrym in IAU Circular 8177. However, the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature later decided to add the nominative suffix -r to the root Thrym.

    References

    1. /ˈθrɪm/ for 'Thrym-' in Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature (1995)
    2. S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
    3. Denk, T.; Mottola, S. (2019). Cassini Observations of Saturn's Irregular Moons (PDF). 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Lunar and Planetary Institute.

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