Key facts
- Discovered by
- Cassini Imaging Team
- Discovery date
- May 30, 2007
- Designation
- Saturn XLIX
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ æ n θ iː /
- Named after
- Άνθη Anthē
- Adjectives
- Anthean / æ n ˈ θ iː ə n /
- Semi major axis
- 197 655 ± 26 km
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012 ± 0.0008
- Orbital period sidereal
- 1.036517 d
- Average orbital speed
- 13.824 km/s
- Inclination
- 0.017° ± 0.004° (to Saturn's equator)
- Satellite of
- Saturn
- Mean radius
- 0.75–2.4 km
- Mean density
- 0.5 g/cm (assumed)
- Synodic rotation period
- assumed synchronous
- Axial tilt
- assumed zero
- Albedo
- 0.25–1 ( geometric )
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Anthe /ˈænθiː/ is a very small natural satellite of Saturn lying between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. It is also known as Saturn XLIX; its provisional designation was S/2007 S 4. It is named after one of the Alkyonides; the name means flowery. It is the sixtieth confirmed moon of Saturn.
The designation S/2007 S 4 was also accidentally and incorrectly used for a different Saturnian satellite discovered later. The published discovery was retracted a few hours later and republished the next day under the correct name of S/2007 S 5.