S/2004 S 6

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/s-2004-s-6

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered S/2004 S 6?Announced in 2005, discovered in 2004
2. What is the object classification?Irregular moon of Saturn
3. What is the orbital semi-major axis?Approximately 144,000 kilometers
4. How fast does S/2004 S 6 orbit Saturn?It takes only about 18.1 hours to complete one orbit around Saturn, which is very quick for a moon.
5. Where does S/2004 S 6 orbit around Saturn?The moon circles Saturn at a close distance of roughly 144,000 kilometers from the planet's center.

Irregular Moon: A moon with a distant, often inclined or eccentric orbit, typically small and captured.
Tidal Forces: Gravitational forces exerted by a celestial body that cause stretching or distortion in another body.
Accretion Disk: A rotating disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star or planet, from which new celestial bodies can form.