What is the catalogue number of Saturn’s moon Pandora?

The catalogue designation of Saturn’s moon Pandora is Saturn XVII.

Pandora is a small inner moon of Saturn that acts as an outer shepherd of the planet’s narrow F ring. It was discovered in photographs taken by Voyager 1 in 1980, and its discovery was announced alongside that of several other Saturnian moons. The name comes from Pandora, the figure in Greek mythology.

The Roman-numeral designation Saturn XVII reflects the historical numbering of Saturn’s satellites, not the moon’s distance from the planet. Numbering systems can become confusing because new discoveries and revised orbital information have changed the ordering used in older references.

Pandora is irregularly shaped and heavily cratered. It is often discussed together with Prometheus, another small moon that helps confine the F ring. Despite the mythological names, these moons are astronomical bodies with no connection to the events of the Greek story.