Eggther
Eggther (Satellite naturale). Scopri dimensioni, orbita e posizione in tempo reale su una mappa 3D del Sistema Solare. Eggther, provisionally known as S/2004 S 27, is a natural satellite of Saturn.
Eggther, provisionally known as S/2004 S 27, is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, and Jan Kleyna on October 7, 2019 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and March 21, 2007. It was given its permanent designation in August 2021. On 24 August 2022, it was officially named after Eggþér, a jötunn from Norse mythology. He is the herder of the female jötunn who lives in Járnviðr (Ironwood) and raises monstrous wolves. In the poem Völuspá, Eggþér is described as sitting on a mound and joyfully striking his harp while the red rooster Fjalarr begins to crow to herald the onset of Ragnarök.
- Tipo: Satellite naturale
- In orbita attorno a: Saturn
- Periodo orbitale: 2.9 anni