Saturn's 'new' satellites - A perspective

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Nov 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980s%26t....60..356l&link_type=abstract

Sky and Telescope, vol. 60, Nov. 1980, p. 356-360.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photography, Natural Satellites, Planetary Orbits, Saturn (Planet), Luminosity, Saturn, Satellites, Popular, Photographs, Observations, Catalogs, Astronomy, Rings, History, Review, Position (Location), Analysis, Nomenclature, Pioneer 11, Characteristics, Lagrangian Points, Orbits, Librations

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Good orbits have been determined for 12 satellites of Saturn. Procedures for determining the most recently discovered satellites as of Janus, the tenth satellite, are discussed. In particular, the discovery of a satellite pair (1980 S 1 and 1980 S 3) in the same orbit is investigated along with observations of a faint satellite (1980 S 6) that has a period and orbital radius almost exactly the same as the brighter satellite Dione. Images of several satellites are presented in illustration, and a provisional nomenclature system for new satellites is described.

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