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- ↑ Discovery Circumstances from JPL
- 1 2 S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Saturn, Carnegie Science, on line
- 1 2 "MPEC 2019-T126 : S/2004 S 20". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "M.P.C. 132212" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Names Approved for 10 Small Satellites of Saturn". usgs.gov. USGS. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ Lindow, John (2002). Norse Mythology: A Guide to Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-19-983969-8.
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