Discovery of Loge

Loge is a small outer moon of Saturn, only a few kilometres across, that belongs to the Norse group of irregular satellites. Like others in the group, it follows a distant, tilted and elongated orbit in the direction opposite to Saturn's rotation, which suggests that it was captured by the planet rather than formed with it. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Scott Sheppard using large ground-based telescopes. Following the convention for these moons, it was named after a figure from Norse mythology, Logi, a giant who personifies fire. Little is known about its composition because it is so faint and small.

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