What is Skathi (moon)?
'''Skathi''' or '''Saturn&nbsp;XXVII''', is a [[Satellite (natural)|moon]] of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]. It was found by [[Brett Gladman]], [[John J. Kavelaars|Kavelaars]], et al. in 2000, and given the designation '''S/2000&nbsp;S&nbsp;8'''. Skathi is about 6.4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 15,576,000&nbsp;km in 725.784 days, at an [[inclination]] of 149° to the [[ecliptic]] (150° to Saturn's equator) with an [[Orbital eccentricity|eccentricity]] of 0.246. Skathi may have been formed from [[debris]] knocked off of [[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]] by big impacts at some point in the solar system's history. Its name comes from [[Norse mythology]], where [[Skaði]] is a [[giantess]] (female giant) who is the wife of the [[Vanir]] god [[Njord]]. {{Moons of Saturn}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Saturn's moons]]