Irregular moons of Saturn -- Paaliaq

For notes, see https://tilmanndenk.de/outersaturnianmoons/paaliaq/#1

22 Oct 2018 / TD


	Overview Table
Moon name	Paaliaq
Saturn range	15e6	km
Orbit period	1.9	years
Orbit direction	prograde
Size ~	25	km
Rotation period	18	47	hh:mm
Discovery year	2000

(A)	Designations and discovery circumstances
(A1)	Moon name	Paaliaq
(A2)	Moon abbrev. (TD)	Paa
(A3)	IAU number	Saturn XX
(A4)	Provisional designation	S/2000 S 2
(A5)	SPICE ID	620
(A6)	Also-used label	S20
(A7)	First observation date	07 Aug 2000
(A7)	Announcement date	25 Oct 2000
(A7)	IAU circular announcement no.	7512
(A8)	Discoverers	Gladman B. et al.

(B)	Orbit parameters
(B1)	Orbit direction	prograde
(B2)	Group member	Inuit
(B3)	Dynamical family	--
(B4)	Periapsis range	10.14e6	km
(B5)	Semi-major axis	15.20e6	km
(B6)	Apoapsis range	20.26e6	km
(B7)	Semi-major axis	252	R_Saturn
(B8)	Semi-major axis	0.102	au
(B9)	Semi-major axis	0.23	R_Hill
(B10)	Orbit eccentricity	0.33
(B11)	Orbit inclination	46.2	°
(B12)	Inclination supplemental angle	46.2	°
(B13)	Orbital period	688	d
(B14)	Orbital period	1	10	2.5	y:m:w
(B15)	Mean orbit velocity	1.58	km/s

(C)	Physical parameters
(C1)	Mean size ~	25	-4	+7	km
(C2)	Mean radius ~	12.7	km
(C3)	Equatorial circumference ~	80	km
(C4)	Minimum equatorial axes ratio	1.05
(C5)	Axes radii (a x b x c) ~	unknown
(C5)	
(C6)	Mass ~	4.3e15	kg
(C7)	Mean density (?)	0.5	g/cm^3
(C8)	Surface escape velocity ~	17	km/h
(C9)	Rotation period	18.79	h
(C9)	Rotation period error	0.09	h
(C9)	Spin rate	1.28	d^(-1)
(C10)	Spin direction	unknown
(C11)	Seasons	unknown
(C12)	Pole direction (ecliptic longitude λ)	unknown
(C12)	Pole direction (ecliptic latitude β)	unknown
(C13)	Pole direction (geocentric RA)	unknown
(C13)	Pole direction (geocentric Dec)	unknown
(C14)	Absolute visual magnitude ~	11.7	mag
(C15)	Apparent visual magnitude from Earth	21.3	mag
(C16)	Best apparent magnitude for Cassini	11.2	mag
(C17)	Spectral slope ~	+10.0	%/100nm
(C17)	B-R color index ~	1.26	
(C18)	Albedo (?)	0.06	
(C19)	Hill sphere radius ~	1300	km
(C20)	Hill sphere radius ~	105	r_Paa