 albiorix ( ) is a prograde irregular satellite of saturn. it was discovered by holman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation s/2000&nbsp;s&nbsp;11.iauc 7545: s/2000 s 11 december 19, 2000 (discovery)mpec 2000-y13: s/2000 s 11 december 19, 2000 (discovery and ephemeris)gladman, b. j.; nicholson, p. d.; burns, j. a.; kavelaars, j. j.; marsden, b. g.; holman, m. j.; grav, t.; hergenrother, c. w.; petit, j.-m.; jacobson, r. a.; and gray, w. j.; discovery of 12 satellites of saturn exhibiting orbital clustering, nature, 412 (july 12, 2001), pp. 163â166 albiorix is the largest member of the gallic group of irregular satellites. it was named in august 2003iauc 8177: satellites of jupiter, saturn, uranus august 8, 2003 (naming the moon) for albiorix, "a gallic giant who was considered to be the king of the world."{{cite web | title=planet and satellite names and discoverers | work=gazetteer of planetary nomenclature | publisher=usgs astrogeology | date= | url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html | accessdate=2010-05-01| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100527090504/http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html| archived
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