Narvi
Narvi information
Average distance
from
Saturn
:
19371000 km (0.1295
AU
)
Equatorial radius
:
3.3 km (
Diameter
: 6.6 km)
Siderial orbit period (length of year)
:
1006.541 earth days
Orbital eccentricity
:
0.320
Orbital inclination to ecliptic
:
137 degrees
Narvi, Saturn XXXI
Narvi
Narvi, or Saturn XXXI, is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and given the temporary designation S/2003 S 1.
Narvi is about 6.6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,371,000 km in 1006.541 days, at an inclination of 137° to the ecliptic (118° to Saturn's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.320.
It is named after Narvi from Norse mythology, also known as Narfi or Nari, a son of Loki by Sigyn who was killed to punish Loki for his crimes. The gods turned his brother Váli into a slavering wolf who tore his throat out. His entrails were used to bind Loki to a stone slab for all eternity, or at least until Ragnarok. The name was approved by the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature on January 21, 2005.
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Discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and David C. Jewitt in 5.2.2003
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