Skathi (moon)

Skathi ("SKADH ee", with a voiced th, as in this) is a natural satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by Kavelaars, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 8. Skathi is about 6.4 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 15,645,000 kilometers in a retrograde direction. It is also designated as Saturn XXVII.

The name is given as Skadi by most sources. This is the name that was originally announced in , however the IAU Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) later decided to use the correct Norse spelling.

Skathi may have been formed from debris knocked off of Phoebe by large impacts at some point in the solar system's history.

Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Skadi is a giantess who is the wife of the Vanir god Niord.