Saturn LXIV

Saturn LXIV, provisionally known as S/2004 S 34, is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 8, 2019, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 21, 2007.^[3] It was given its permanent designation in August 2021.^[4]

Saturn LXIV

Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2019
Designations
Alternative names	S/2004 S 34 S5613a2[2]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Semi-major axis	24358900 km
Eccentricity	0.267
Orbital period (sidereal)	−1412.5 days
Inclination	165.7°
Satellite of	Saturn
Group	Norse group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	3 km
Apparent magnitude	25.3

Saturn LXIV is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 24.299 Gm in 1,414.59 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction, and with an eccentricity of 0.235.^[3]