Kari

A confirmed moon in the Saturn system.

Named · Saturn XLV · S/2006 S 2

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
22,032,100 km
Sidereal period
1,220.98 days
Eccentricity
0.469
Inclination to reference plane
153°
Argument of periapsis
160.2°
Mean anomaly
83.1°
Ascending node
288.3°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
196.7 / 264.6 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
kari
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
645
Names & designations
Kari · S/2006 S 2
Discovery / rediscovery years
2006S. 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[165] (zero-based); saturn / Kari · References: IAUC 8727
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[157]; Saturn 45
  3. MPC satellite namesitems[86]; Saturn 45
  4. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=164; Saturn / Kari / NAIF 645 · References: 48

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