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Anthe
is a very small
moon
of
Saturn
between the orbits of
Mimas
and
Enceladus
. It is also known as
Saturn XLIX
and its designation was
S/2007 S 4
. It is named after one of the
Alkyonides
; the name means
flowery
.
It was found by the
Cassini Imaging Team
in images taken on May 30, 2007. Once the find was made, a search of older Cassini images showed this small moon in observations from as far back as June 2004. It was first announced on July 18, 2007.