S/2004 S 28

S/2004 S 28
Discovery^[1]
Discovered by	Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2019
Designations
Alternative names	S8386a^[2]
Orbital characteristics ^[2]
Semi-major axis	21791300 km
Eccentricity	0.133
Orbital period	−1197.2 days
Inclination	171.0°
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group?
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4+50% −30% km
Apparent magnitude	24.9

S/2004 S 28 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 21, 2007.^[3]

S/2004 S 28 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 22.020 Gm in 1220.31 days, at an inclination of 170° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.143.^[3]

References[]

^ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
^ ^a ^b S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
^ ^a ^b "MPEC 2019-T135 : S/2004 S 28". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

v t Moons of Saturn
Listed in approximately increasing distance from Saturn as of epoch JD 2459200.5.
Ring shepherds	S/2009 S 1 Ring moonlets Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus Pandora
Co-orbitals	Epimetheus Janus
G Ring	Aegaeon
Alkyonides	Methone Anthe Pallene
Inner large (with trojans)	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Telesto Calypso Dione Helene Polydeuces
Outer large	Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus
Inuit group (8)	S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq Ijiraq Paaliaq Saturn LX S/2004 S 31 Tarqeq Siarnaq
Norse group (46)	Phoebe Skathi S/2004 S 37 S/2007 S 2 Skoll Hyrrokkin Greip Mundilfari S/2004 S 13 (?) S/2006 S 1 S/2007 S 3 (?) Suttungr Saturn LIV Jarnsaxa Narvi Bergelmir Hati S/2004 S 17 (?) S/2004 S 12 (?) Saturn LIX Farbauti Thrymr Bestla S/2004 S 7 (?) Aegir Saturn LXI Saturn LV Saturn LVII Saturn LXII Saturn LVI S/2006 S 3 Saturn LXV Kari S/2004 S 28 Loge Saturn LXVI Fenrir Ymir Surtur Saturn LXIII S/2004 S 21 S/2004 S 39 S/2004 S 36 Fornjot Saturn LXIV Saturn LVIII
Gallic group (4)	Albiorix Bebhionn Erriapus Tarvos
Prograde outer satellites	S/2004 S 24
Rings of Saturn Cassini–Huygens Themis Chiron S/2004 S 6 S/2004 S 4 S/2004 S 3 In fiction

v t Saturn
Outline of Saturn
Geography	Dragon Storm Great White Spot Hexagon Magnetosphere Rings
Moons	S/2009 S 1 Ring moonlets Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus S/2004 S 6 S/2004 S 4 S/2004 S 3 Pandora Epimetheus Janus Aegaeon Mimas Methone Anthe Pallene Enceladus Tethys Telesto Calypso Dione Helene Polydeuces Rhea Titan Hyperion Iapetus S/2019 S 1 Kiviuq Ijiraq Phoebe Paaliaq Skathi S/2004 S 37 Albiorix S/2007 S 2 Saturn LX Bebhionn Erriapus Skoll S/2004 S 31 Siarnaq Tarqeq S/2004 S 13 Greip Hyrrokkin Jarnsaxa Tarvos Mundilfari S/2006 S 1 S/2004 S 17 Bergelmir Narvi Saturn LIV Suttungr Hati S/2004 S 12 Saturn LIX Farbauti Thrymr Saturn LXI Aegir S/2007 S 3 Bestla S/2004 S 7 Saturn LV Saturn LVI Saturn LVII Saturn LXII S/2006 S 3 Saturn LXVI Fenrir S/2004 S 28 Surtur Kari Saturn LXV Ymir S/2004 S 21 S/2004 S 24 Loge S/2004 S 36 S/2004 S 39 Saturn LXIII Saturn LXIV Fornjot Saturn LVIII
Astronomy	Delta Octantis Saturn-crossing minor planets
Exploration	Cassini–Huygens (Huygens) timeline retirement Pioneer 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 Voyager 2
Related	Fiction The Day the Earth Smiled In Saturn's Rings (2018 documentary)