S/2007 S 2

Summary

S/2007 S 2 is a moon of Saturn^[1]. It draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #50 of 96).^[2]

Key Facts

• S/2007 S 2 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• S/2007 S 2 is credited with the discovery of David Clifford Jewitt^[4].
• S/2007 S 2 is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• S/2007 S 2 is credited with the discovery of Brian G. Marsden^[6].
• S/2007 S 2's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[7].
• S/2007 S 2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[8].
• S/2007 S 2's provisional designation is recorded as S/2007 S 2^[9].
• S/2007 S 2's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2007-01-18T00:00:00Z^[10].
• S/2007 S 2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qy_y3^[11].
• S/2007 S 2's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.275'}^[12].
• S/2007 S 2's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+25'}^[13].
• S/2007 S 2's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.6'}^[14].
• S/2007 S 2's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '-742.08'}^[15].
• S/2007 S 2's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.086'}^[16].
• S/2007 S 2's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+16560000'}^[17].
• S/2007 S 2's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.668'}^[18].
• S/2007 S 2's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+244.521'}^[19].
• S/2007 S 2's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}^[20].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[21], b. 1977^[22], of United States^[23], specialised in astronomy^[24]; David Clifford Jewitt^[4], an astronomer^[25], b. 1958^[26], of United States^[27], awarded the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics^[28], specialised in astronomy^[29]; Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[30], b. 1970^[31], of United Kingdom^[32], specialised in astronomy^[33]; and Brian G. Marsden^[6], an astronomer^[34], 1937–2010^[35], of United Kingdom^[36], awarded the George Van Biesbroeck Prize^[37], specialised in astronomy^[38].

Why It Matters

S/2007 S 2 draws 9 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_saturn category, ranking #50 of 96).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39]