Tarvos (moon)

Tarvos (tar'-vus) (Saturn XXI) is a natural 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 Celtic (Gaulish). Tarvos is about 13 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,160 Mm in 913.685 days, at an inclination of 35° to the ecliptic (39° to Saturn's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.547.


... | S/2004 S 13 | Tarvos | Mundilfari | ...
Saturn's natural satellites
Janus' group | Mimas | Enceladus | Tethys | Dione | Rhea | Titan | Hyperion | Iapetus | Inuit group | Gallic group | Norse group

See also: Tarvos (moon), 2000, Dione (moon), Eccentricity (orbit), Ecliptic, Enceladus (moon), Gallic group, Hyperion (moon), Iapetus (moon)