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In the Solar System, many of the asteroid-sized moons have retrograde orbits, whereas all the large moons except Triton (the largest of Neptune's moons) have prograde orbits. [13] The particles in Saturn's Phoebe ring are thought to have a retrograde orbit because they originate from the irregular moon Phoebe.
S/2004 S 24 is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 22.901 Gm in 1294.25 days, at an inclination of 35.5° to the ecliptic, in a prograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.085. [1] Due to its inclination being similar to members of the Gallic group, S/2004 S 24 could belong to the Gallic group. [4]
S/2004 S 46 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 20.214 Gm in 1,072.97 days, at an inclination of 176.0, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.229. [2] S/2004 S 46 belongs to the Norse group and makes it nearly 0 tilt against the ecliptic plane due to of its inclination.
The inclination and semi-major axis are represented on the Y and X-axis, respectively. The satellites with inclinations below 90° are prograde, those above 90° are retrograde. The X-axis is labeled in terms of Saturn's Hill radius. The Gallic group is a dynamical grouping of the prograde irregular satellites of Saturn following similar orbits.
S/2020 S 1 is about 3.75 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 11.339 Gm in 451.10 days, at an inclination of 48.2°, orbits in prograde direction and eccentricity of 0.337. [2] S/2020 S 1 belongs to the Inuit group and it may be a Kiviuq and/or Ijiraq fragment that broke off long ago, since it shares the same orbital elements.
Tarvos / ˈ t ɑːr v ɒ s /, or Saturn XXI, is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by John J. Kavelaars et al. on September 23, 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 4. The name, given in August 2003, is after Tarvos, a deity depicted as a bull god carrying three cranes alongside its back from Gaulish ...
S/2004 S 52 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 26.092 Gm in 1,573.49 days, at an inclination of 162.94°, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.290. [2] S/2004 S 52 belongs to the Norse group and is one of the most distant moons from Saturn along with S/2004 S 26, S/2019 S 21 and S/2020 ...
The prograde satellites consist of the Himalia group and three others in groups of one. The retrograde moons are grouped into the Carme, Ananke and Pasiphae groups. Saturn has 146 moons with known orbits; 66 of them have received permanent designations, and 63 have been named. Most of them are quite small.