Bergelmir

A confirmed moon in the Saturn system.

Named · Saturn XXXVIII · S/2004 S 15

Snapshot 2026-09-09 · catalog 1.0.0

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Physical measurements

Mean radius
— No value in the admitted source set.
GM · gravitational parameter
— No value in the admitted source set.
Mass
— Mass requires an admitted GM estimate.
Mean density
— No value in the admitted source set.

Orbit descriptions

Mean elements describe an average orbit. They are not positions for a chosen date.

SAT456 · ecliptic plane · 2000-01-01.5 TDB
Semimajor axis
19,268,100 km
Sidereal period
998.619 days
Eccentricity
0.145
Inclination to reference plane
158.8°
Argument of periapsis
133.9°
Mean anomaly
255.7°
Ascending node
207.9°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
246.1 / 430.9 years
Reference-plane pole RA / Dec
— / —°
Plane tilt to parent equator
—°
Reference center
Not specified in this summary sourceThe summary table identifies a parent system but does not explicitly specify the reference center for each solution. Do not infer a physical-primary center, especially for Pluto’s circumbinary moons.

Orientation

No supported orientation model in the admitted PCK source.

Identity & availability

Stable catalog ID
bergelmir
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
638
Names & designations
Bergelmir · S/2004 S 15
Discovery / rediscovery years
2004S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna

No validated dated trajectory admitted in catalog 1.0.0. Mean elements are not ephemerides.

No image or global texture admitted in this catalog release.No environment measurements admitted in this catalog release.

Sources & evidence

  1. JPL discovery circumstancestable tr[158] (zero-based); saturn / Bergelmir · References: IAUC 8523
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[92]; Saturn 38
  3. MPC satellite namesitems[18]; Saturn 38
  4. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=157; Saturn / Bergelmir / NAIF 638 · References: 48

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