Tarvos (moon)
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Tarvos (tar'-vəs, IPA: [ˈtɑrvəs]), or Saturn XXI, is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by John J. Kavelaars, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 4. The name is Gaulish. Tarvos is about 13 km in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18.16 million km in 913.685 days, at an inclination of 35° to the ecliptic (39° to Saturn's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.547. It is a member of the Gallic group of irregular satellites.
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| Pan · Daphnis · Atlas · Prometheus · S/2004 S 6 · S/2004 S 4 · S/2004 S 3 · Pandora · Epimetheus and Janus Mimas · Methone · Pallene · Enceladus · Telesto, Tethys, and Calypso · Helene, Dione, and Polydeuces · Rhea · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Phoebe · Paaliaq · Skathi · Albiorix · S/2004 S 11 · Erriapo · S/2006 S 8 · Siarnaq · S/2004 S 13 · S/2006 S 4 · Tarvos S/2004 S 19 · Mundilfari · S/2006 S 6 · S/2006 S 1 · S/2004 S 17 · Narvi · S/2004 S 15 · S/2004 S 10 · Suttungr · S/2004 S 12 · S/2004 S 18 S/2004 S 9 · S/2004 S 14 · S/2004 S 7 · Thrymr · S/2006 S 3 · S/2006 S 7 · S/2006 S 2 · S/2004 S 16 · S/2006 S 2 · Ymir · S/2006 S 5 · S/2004 S 8 |
| See also: Pronunciation key | Rings of Saturn | Cassini-Huygens | Themis |
