Tarqeq

Tarqeq
Discovery^[1]^[2]
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Jan Kleyna Brian G. Marsden
Discovery date	13 April 2007
Designations
Alternative names	Saturn LII S/2007 S 1
Adjectives	Tarqiup, ? Tarqeqian
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0
Semi-major axis	17.9106 Gm
Eccentricity	0.1081
Orbital period	894.86 d
Inclination	49.90°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	~3 d

Tarqeq (/ˈtɑːrkɛk/ TAR-kek), also known as Saturn LII (provisional designation S/2007 S 1) is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 13 April 2007 from observations taken between 5 January 2006 and 22 March 2007.^[1]^[2] It is named after Tarqeq, the Inuit moon god,^[3] and is a member of the Inuit group of irregular satellites. It's about seven kilometres in diameter.^[4] The Cassini spacecraft observed Tarqeq over 1.5 days on 15–16 January 2014.

The Tarqiup (Tarqeqian) orbit lies at an inclination of 49.90° (to the ecliptic; 49.77° to Saturn's equator), with an eccentricity of 0.1081^[1] and a semi-major axis of 17.9106 Gm. Tarqeq orbits in a prograde direction with a period of 894.86 days.

References

1 2 3 4 MPEC 2007-G38: S/2007 S 1 13 April 2007 (discovery, prediscovery and ephemeris)
1 2 IAUC 8836: S/2007 S 1, S/2007 S 2, and S/2007 S 3 11 May 2007 (discovery)
↑ IAUC 8873: Satellites of Saturn 20 September 2007 (naming)
↑ Saturn's Known Satellites

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