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Key facts
- Discovered by
- B. J. Gladman et al.
- Discovery date
- September 23, 2000
- Designation
- Saturn XXI
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ t ɑːr v ɒ s /
- Named after
- Tarvos Trigaranus
- Alternative names
- S/2000 S 4
- Adjectives
- Tarvian
- Semi major axis
- 18.215 million km
- Orbital period sidereal
- 926.4 d , (2.54 yr )
- Inclination
- 38.6°
- Satellite of
- Saturn
- Group
- Gallic group
- Mean diameter
- 15 +50%, −30% km
- Albedo
- 0.06 assumed
- Spectral type
- light red, B−V=0.77, R−V=0.57
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Encyclopedic overview
Tarvos, or Saturn XXI, is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by John J. Kavelaars et al. on September 23, 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 4. The name, given in August 2003, is after Tarvos, a deity depicted as a bull god carrying three cranes alongside its back from Gaulish mythology.
Orbit
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