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Tarvos , or Saturn XXI, is a prograde irregular satellite of Saturn. It was discovered by John J. Kavelaars et al. on September 23, 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 4. The name, given in August 2003, is after Tarvos, a deity depicted as a bull god carrying three cranes alongside its back from Gaulish mythology.
Tarvos orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18 million km in 926 days and is about 15 km in diameter (assuming an albedo of 0.04). It has the most eccentric orbit around Saturn.
It is a member of the Gallic group of irregular satellites.
With a similar orbit and displaying a similar light-red colour, Tarvos is thought to have its origin in the break-up of a common progenitor or to be a fragment of Albiorix.
Tarvos may refer to:
- Tarvos Trigaranus, "the bull with three cranes", a Gaulish god
- Tarvos Information Management, a Dutch company
- Tarvos (moon), a moon of Saturn named after the god
- Tarvos (.hack), a character in the .hack franchise