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29-June-2006, 08:07 PM
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9 new Saturnine moons
The Minor Planet Centre has listed nine (8 listed) more outer moons for Saturn.
They are all in retrograde orbits, with orbital periods of two to three years. S/2006 S1 to S/2006 S8 moons, were discovered with the eight meter Subaru telescope in Hawaii, by David Jewitt et al. This achievement follows their earlier success in discovering 12 satellites of Saturn using Subaru, Keck and the Gemini North telescopes in May of 2005. The news was reported in the International Astronomy Union Circulars (IAUC) No. 8727. This brings the total count to 56 Saturnian moons Read more (PDF)
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`Irony` actually does mean `metal like`... Last edited by Blob; 15-July-2006 at 08:24 AM.. Reason: Corrected title 
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01-July-2006, 12:24 AM
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The previous MPEC announced yet another Saturnian satellite, S/2004 S 19. In the case you don't want to open the PDF file, the original MPEC 2006-M45 is here.
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Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. -- Richard Feynman
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01-July-2006, 02:12 AM
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Hum,
tnx... i was sure i included a joke about them discovering a rebel base on S/2004 S 19. in my post... Must have been edited by my cut & paste...oh well...
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