What is Siarnaq (moon)?
'''Siarnaq''' or '''Saturn&nbsp;XXIX''', is a non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moon of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]. It was found by [[Brett J. Gladman]], et al. in [[2000]] and given the designation '''S/2000&nbsp;S&nbsp;3'''. It was named in August 2003 after the giant Siarnaq (also known as [[Sedna (mythology)|Sedna]]) in [[Inuit mythology]], it is the biggest member of the [[Saturn's Inuit group of satellites|Inuit group]] of non-spherical moons. [[File:TheIrregulars_SATURN_PRO_GROUPS.svg|thumb|left|300px|Irregular prograde groups of satellites of Saturn: Inuit (blue) and Gallic (red)]] Siarnaq is thought to be about 40 kilometres in diameter and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 17,500,000 km in 895 days. The diagram illustrates its orbit in relation to other prograde non-spherical moons of Saturn. The eccentricity of the orbits is represented by the yellow segments extending from the [[apsis|pericentre]] to the [[apsis|apocentre]]. Siarnaq has light-red colours very similar to [[Paaliaq (moon)|Paaliaq]] and [[Kiviuq (moon)|Kiviuq]], supporting that the moons formed during a break up of a bigger body. == Other websites == * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~jewitt/irregulars.html David Jewitt pages] * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~sheppard/satellites/satsatdata.html Scott Sheppard pages] <br />{{Moons of Saturn}} [[Category:Saturn's moons]]