S/2004 S 17

Summary

S/2004 S 17 is a moon of Saturn^[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #47 of 96).^[2]

Key Facts

• S/2004 S 17 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• S/2004 S 17 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• S/2004 S 17 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• S/2004 S 17 is credited with the discovery of Brian G. Marsden^[6].
• S/2004 S 17's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[7].
• S/2004 S 17's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[8].
• S/2004 S 17's provisional designation is recorded as S/2004 S 17^[9].
• S/2004 S 17's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2004-12-13T00:00:00Z^[10].
• S/2004 S 17's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0602xb^[11].
• S/2004 S 17's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.259'}^[12].
• S/2004 S 17's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+25.2'}^[13].
• S/2004 S 17's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7031617^[14].
• S/2004 S 17's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+166.6'}^[15].
• S/2004 S 17's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '-986'}^[16].
• S/2004 S 17's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+19099175'}^[17].
• S/2004 S 17's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4'}^[18].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[19], b. 1977^[20], of United States^[21], specialised in astronomy^[22]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[23], b. 1958^[24], of United States^[25], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[26], specialised in astronomy^[27]; Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[28], b. 1970^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; and Brian G. Marsden^[6], an astronomer^[32], 1937–2010^[33], of United Kingdom^[34], awarded the George Van Biesbroeck Prize^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36].

Why It Matters

S/2004 S 17 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #47 of 96).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37]