S/2004 S 31

Summary

S/2004 S 31 is a moon of Saturn^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #50 of 96).^[2]

Key Facts

• S/2004 S 31 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• S/2004 S 31 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• S/2004 S 31 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• S/2004 S 31's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[6].
• S/2004 S 31's instance of is recorded as irregular moon^[7].
• S/2004 S 31's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[8].
• S/2004 S 31's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2019-10-08T00:00:00Z^[9].
• S/2004 S 31's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.242'}^[10].
• S/2004 S 31's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+853.80'}^[11].
• S/2004 S 31's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+17402800'}^[12].
• S/2004 S 31's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4'}^[13].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[14], b. 1977^[15], of United States^[16], specialised in astronomy^[17]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[18], b. 1958^[19], of United States^[20], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[21], specialised in astronomy^[22]; and Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[23], b. 1970^[24], of United Kingdom^[25], specialised in astronomy^[26].

Why It Matters

S/2004 S 31 draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #50 of 96).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]