Irregular moons of Saturn -- Loge

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23 Oct 2018 / TD


	Overview Table
Moon name	Loge
Saturn range	23e6	km
Orbit period	3.6	years
Orbit direction	retrograde
Size ~	5	km
Rotation period	7		hh ?
Discovery year	2006

(A)	Designations and discovery circumstances
(A1)	Moon name	Loge
(A2)	Moon abbrev. (TD)	Log
(A3)	IAU number	Saturn XLVI
(A4)	Provisional designation	S/2006 S 5
(A5)	SPICE ID	646
(A6)	Also-used label	S46
(A7)	First observation date	05 Jan 2006
(A7)	Announcement date	30 Jun 2006
(A7)	IAU circular announcement no.	8727
(A8)	Discoverers	Sheppard S. et al.

(B)	Orbit parameters
(B1)	Orbit direction	retrograde
(B2)	Group member	Norse
(B3)	Dynamical family	Ymir
(B4)	Periapsis range	18.77e6	km
(B5)	Semi-major axis	23.06e6	km
(B6)	Apoapsis range	27.35e6	km
(B7)	Semi-major axis	382	R_Saturn
(B8)	Semi-major axis	0.154	au
(B9)	Semi-major axis	0.35	R_Hill
(B10)	Orbit eccentricity	0.19	
(B11)	Orbit inclination	167.7	°
(B12)	Inclination supplemental angle	12.3	°
(B13)	Orbital period	1311	d
(B14)	Orbital period	3	7	0.25	y:m:w
(B15)	Mean orbit velocity	1.28	km/s

(C)	Physical parameters
(C1)	Mean size ~	5	-0.75	+1.5	km
(C2)	Mean radius ~	2.4	km
(C3)	Equatorial circumference ~	15	km
(C4)	Minimum equatorial axes ratio	1.04
(C5)	Axes radii (a x b x c) ~	unknown
(C5)	
(C6)	Mass ~	3e13	kg
(C7)	Mean density (?)	0.5	g/cm^3
(C8)	Surface escape velocity ~	3	km/h
(C9)	Rotation period	6.9	h ?
(C9)	Rotation period error	0.1	h
(C9)	Spin rate	3.46	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 ~	15.3	mag
(C15)	Apparent visual magnitude from Earth	24.6	mag
(C16)	Best apparent magnitude for Cassini	16.2	mag
(C17)	Spectral slope	unknown
(C17)	B-R color index	unknown	
(C18)	Albedo (?)	0.06	
(C19)	Hill sphere radius ~	480	km
(C20)	Hill sphere radius ~	200	r_Log