S/2007 S 5

S/2007 S 5 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, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 3, 2023 from observations taken between January 5, 2005 and July 9, 2021.^[2]

S/2007 S 5

Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Brett J. Gladman, Edward Ashton, Jean-Marc Petit, Mike Alexandersen
Discovery date	2007
Orbital characteristics[1]
Semi-major axis	15,835,700 km (9,839,800 mi)
Eccentricity	0.116
Orbital period (sidereal)	-2.045 yrs (746.88 d)
Inclination	158.4° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	4 km
Absolute magnitude (H)	16.2

Physical Characteristics, Orbit and Origin

S/2007 S 5 and orbits Saturn at a distance of 15.836 Gm in 746.88 days, at an inclination of 158.4, orbits in retrograde direction and eccentricity of 0.104.^[1] S/2007 S 5 belongs to the Norse group and part of the Mundilfari subgroup. ^[3] The orbit of S/2007 S 5 is quite circular due to of its low eccentricity unlike the other irregular moons.^[4]

S/2007 S 5 is estimated to be about 4 kilometers in diameter.