Fornjot

Summary

Fornjot is a moon of Saturn^[1]. Fornjot draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #33 of 96).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fornjot is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• Fornjot is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• Fornjot is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• Fornjot is credited with the discovery of Brian G. Marsden^[6].
• Fornjot's image is recorded as Fornjot-cassini.png^[7].
• Fornjot's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[8].
• Fornjot's instance of is recorded as irregular moon^[9].
• Fornjótr is named after Fornjot^[10].
• Fornjot's Commons category is recorded as Fornjot^[11].
• Fornjot's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[12].
• Fornjot's provisional designation is recorded as S/2004 S 8^[13].
• Fornjot's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2004-12-12T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Fornjot's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0600ct^[15].
• Fornjot's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.206'}^[16].
• Fornjot's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+24.6'}^[17].
• Fornjot's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7031607^[18].
• Fornjot's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+170.4'}^[19].
• Fornjot's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '-1490.9'}^[20].
• Fornjot's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+23608938'}^[21].
• Fornjot's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}^[22].
• Fornjot's name is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'Saturn XLII'}^[23].
• Fornjot's NAIF ID is recorded as 642^[24].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[25], b. 1977^[26], of United States^[27], specialised in astronomy^[28]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[29], b. 1958^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[32], specialised in astronomy^[33]; Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[34], b. 1970^[35], of United Kingdom^[36], specialised in astronomy^[37]; and Brian G. Marsden^[6], an astronomer^[38], 1937–2010^[39], of United Kingdom^[40], awarded the George Van Biesbroeck Prize^[41], specialised in astronomy^[42].

Why It Matters

Fornjot draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #33 of 96).^[2] Fornjot has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Fornjot is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]