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Siarnaq, also
designated Saturn XXIX, is the second-largest
irregular moon of Saturn. It was
discovered on 23
September 2000 by a team of astronomers...
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contact binary. The
Siarnaq group includes 15 members, with the only
named members being Tarqeq and the group's
namesake Siarnaq.
Siarnaq is the
largest member...
- observations, however,
revealed that
Ijiraq is
distinctly redder than Paaliaq,
Siarnaq and Kiviuq. In addition,
unlike the
other three, Ijiraq's
spectrum does...
- (Paaliaqan)
spectrum is very
similar to the Inuit-group
satellites Kiviuq and
Siarnaq,
supporting the
thesis of a
possible common origin of the
Inuit group in...
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suggesting a
separate origin for this moon. It
shows a
similar light curve as
Siarnaq and has a
triangular shape,
rotating in a
retrograde direction about once...
- (Kiviuqan)
infrared spectrum is very
similar to the Inuit-group
satellites Siarnaq and Paaliaq,
supporting the
thesis of a
possible common origin of the Inuit...
- with
seven other satellites of Saturn, namely; Tarvos, Ijiraq, Thrymr,
Siarnaq, Mundilfari, Erriapus, and Suttungr. The moon was
named after Skaði, a...
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period is 10.21±0.02 hours, and its
light curve has
three minima like
Siarnaq and Ymir.
Unlike the
other triangular moons, however, one
minimum is much...
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irregular (Gallic)
Siarnaq Saturn XXIX (29) 19.65 18,015,400 896.44 2000 2000 Gladman,
Kavelaars Prograde irregular (Inuit) (
Siarnaq)
Thrymr Saturn ****...
- mean-motion resonance. It has very
similar inclination and semi-major axis as
Siarnaq,
suggesting that it is a
fragment of the latter. The
genitive form of Tarqeq...
