Suttungr (moon): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Suttungr ("SOOT oong er") is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 12. Suttungr is about 5.6 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 19,740,000 kilometers in a retrograde direction. It is also designated as Saturn XXIII.

The name is given as Suttung by most sources. This is the name that was originally announced in IAU Circular 8177, however the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) later decided to use the correct Norse spelling. NASA gives the English pronunciation as [SOOT-oong] (with the old spelling), and this agrees with the online Pronouncing Index of Norse Names.

Suttungr may have formed from debris knocked off of Phoebe at some point in the past.

Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Suttung is a Jotun or giant who once owned the mead of poetry.