Norse group

The Norse group comprises the retrograde irregular satellites of Saturn. Although they are not a single dynamically related group, all of Saturn's retrograde moons are collectively classed as the Norse group. They are unlikely to have a common origin and their orbital parameters are widely dispersed; more probably they are composed of a number of dynamical clusters with more homogeneous orbital and physical parameters. As of January 2026, there are 197 known members, making it by far the largest group of Saturn's confirmed moons. The Norse group is dominated by moons that are smaller in size, which could be indicative of a recent catastrophic collision event within the population.

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