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S/2007 S 8
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman, E. Ashton
Discovery date	2007
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	17,049,000 km (10,594,000 mi)
Eccentricity	0.490
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.291 yrs (836.90 d)
Inclination	36.5° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Gallic group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.0

S/2007 S 8 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 10, 2023 from observations taken between January 5, 2005 and July 9, 2021.^[2]

S/2007 S 8 is about 4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 17.049 Gm in 836.90 days, at an inclination of 36.5, orbits in prograde direction and eccentricity of 0.490.^[2] S/2007 S 8 belongs to the Gallic group.

S/2007 S 8 is currently the least inclined irregular natural satellite of Saturn.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MPEC 2023-J81 : S/2007 S 8". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 May 2023.