S/2006 S 9

S/2006 S 9 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 3, 2023 from observations taken between February 1, 2006 and July 1, 2021.^[2]

S/2006 S 9

Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date	2006
Orbital characteristics[1]
Semi-major axis	14,406,600 km (8,951,800 mi)
Eccentricity	0.248
Orbital period (sidereal)	-1.774 yrs (647.89 d)
Inclination	173.0° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	3 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.5

S/2006 S 9 is about 3 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at a distance of 14.407 Gm in 648.71 days, at an inclination of 173.0, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.248.^[1] S/2006 S 9 belongs to the Norse group and it could possibly be a Phoebe fragment like S/2006 S 20, since it orbits at close proximity to Phoebe.^[3]