Ijiraq is an irregular moon of Saturn, about twelve kilometers across, found in 2000 by a team led by Brett Gladman and J. J. Kavelaars. It orbits Saturn in the same direction as the planet's rotation and belongs to the Kiviuq group, a family of moons with similar orbits. It is named after the Ijiraq, a creature in Inuit mythology, which is said to kidnap children and make people lose their way. Like other irregular moons, it is thought to have been captured by Saturn long ago, and it may be a fragment of a larger body that broke up.
Before and after
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Kiviuq
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Paaliaq
- 7 August 2000Discovery of Ymir
- from 14 August 2000 to 1 January 2015Premiere of Dora the Explorer
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Ijiraq
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Skathi
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Erriapus
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Siarnaq
- 23 September 2000Discovery of Tarvos
More in Universe & space
- 4 October 1957Launch of Sputnik 1
- 22 October 1969Discovery of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
- 14 September 1974Discovery of Leda
- 22 August 1981Discovery of Pan
- 19 January 2006Launch of New Horizons
- 26 June 2012Discovery of Styx
The era
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