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Tarkkailija

Tarkkailija

Orbital characteristics

Semi-major axis 122,447 km
Eccentricity 0.057
Orbital period 5.914 d
Inclination 7.37° to Selviytyä's equator

Physical characteristics

Radius 0.75 Moons
Mass 0.52 Moons
Mean density 4.11 g/cm3
Surface gravity 0.153 g
Synodic rotation period 5.914 d (Tidally locked)
Axial tilt 1.33°
Temperature ~280 K

Tarkkailija is a moon of Selviytyä. It is Selviytyä's only natural satillite and has been orbiting it for about 10 billion years.

Nomenclature

Tarkkailija is Finnish for "observer".

General characteristics

Tarkkailija is a moon of Selviytyä and was likely formed by a large impact early in Selviytyä formation, which could also be the cause for Selviytyä's high axial tilt.

The interior of Tarkkailija is predominantly solid with a partially molten inner core and mantle. It is unknown whether volcanic activity is still present on Tarkkailija, but recent evidence suggests that lava flows happened as recent as a few thousand years ago. The side facing Selviytyä has more dark patches, suggesting that lava flows used to be more common on the Selviytyä facing side of Tarkkailija.