S/2004 S 52

S/2004 S 52 is a small and faint natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman and Mike Alexandersen on May 15, 2023 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and July 24, 2020.^[2]

S/2004 S 52

Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, E. Ashton, Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date	2004
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	26,448,100 km (16,434,100 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.292
Orbital period (sidereal)	-4.474 yrs (1,633.98 d)[1]
Inclination	165.3° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	3 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.5

Physical Characteristics, Orbit and Origin

S/2004 S 52 orbits Saturn at an average distance of 26.092 Gm in 1,573.49 days, at an inclination of 162.94°, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.290.^[2] S/2004 S 52 is one of the most distant moons from Saturn along with S/2020 S 9, S/2004 S 26 and S/2019 S 21.^[3] S/2004 S 52 belongs to the Norse group and a part of the Mundilfari subgroup.^[4]

S/2004 S 52 is estimated to be about 3 kilometers in diameter.