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Narvi is about 6.6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 19,371 Mm in 1006.541 days, at an Inclination of 137° to the Ecliptic (118° to Saturn's equator), in a Retrograde direction and with an Eccentricity of 0.320. It is named after Narvi from Norse Mythology , also known as Narfi or Nari, a son of Loki by Sigyn who was killed to punish Loki for his crimes. The gods turned his brother Váli into a slavering wolf who tore his throat out. His entrails were used to bind Loki to a stone slab for all eternity, or at least until Ragnarok . The name was approved by the IAU Working Group on Planetary Science Nomenclature on January 21 , 2005 . EXTERNAL LINK
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