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Bebhionn

moon of Saturn

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Discovered by: Scott S. Sheppard , David C. Jewitt , Jan T. Kleyna , Brian G. Marsden
Designation: Saturn XXXVII
Pronunciation: / ˈ b eɪ v ɪ n / BAY -vin
Named after: Béibhinn
Alternative names: S/2004 S 11
Semi major axis: 17 119 000 km
Orbital period sidereal: −834.8 days
Inclination: 35.01°
Satellite of: Saturn
Group: Gallic group
Mean diameter: 6 +50%, −30% km
Synodic rotation period: 16.33 ± 0.03 h
Albedo: 0.06 (assumed)
Spectral type: B–V = 0.61 ± 0.10, V–R = 0.51 ± 0.13

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Bebhionn (/ˈbeɪvɪn/), also known as Saturn XXXVII, is a small, irregular natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on 4 May 2005 from observations taken between 12 December 2004 and 9 March 2005.

Bebhionn is about 6 kilometres in diameter and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 16,898 Mm in 820.130 days at an inclination of 41° to the ecliptic (18° to Saturn's equator) and with an eccentricity of 0.469. The rotation period of Bebhionn was measured at 16.33±0.03 hours by the ISS camera of the Cassini spacecraft. Bebhionn's light curve reflects an elongated shape with large variations in brightness, making it a leading candidate for a contact binary or binary moon.