What is Albiorix (moon)?
[[File:TheIrregulars_SATURN_PRO_GROUPS.svg|thumb|right|300px|Irregular prograde groups of satellites of Saturn: Gallic (red) and Inuit (blue)]] '''Albiorix''' is a non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moon of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]. It was found by [[Matthew J. Holman|Holman]], et al. in 2000, and given the designation '''S/2000&nbsp;S&nbsp;11'''. Albiorix is the biggest member of the [[Saturn's Gallic group of satellites|Gallic group]] of non-spherical moons. It was named in August 2003 from one of the [[Celtic mythology|Celtic]] names for the god of tribal unity, better known as [[Toutatis]]. Albiorix orbits Saturn at a distance of about 16,000,000 km and its diameter is estimated at 32 kilometers, assuming an [[albedo]] of 0.04. A day on Albiorix is 13 hours and 19 minutes long. The diagram illustrates its orbit in relation to other prograde non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moons of Saturn. The eccentricity of the orbits is represented by the yellow segments extending from the [[apsis|pericentre]] to the [[apsis|apocentre]]. Different colours seen recently suggest a possibility of a big [[crater]], suggesting that [[Erriapo (moon)|Erriapo]] and [[Tarvos (moon)|Tarvos]] could be pieces of Albiorix following a near break-up collision with another body. == Other websites == * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~jewitt/irregulars.html David Jewitt pages] <br />{{Moons of Saturn}} [[Category:Saturn's moons]]