0 0 , ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁temporary ▁design ation ▁S / 2 0 0 0   S   2 . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁a ▁fict ional ▁sh aman ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Sh aman , ▁written ▁by ▁Michael ▁K us ug ak , ▁who ▁supplied ▁K av ela ars ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁gi ants ▁from ▁In uit ▁myth ology ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁Sat urn ian ▁mo ons . ▁ ▁Pa alia q ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 2 2 ▁kilometres ▁in ▁diameter , ▁and ▁or bits ▁Sat urn ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁distance ▁of ▁ 1 5 . 2 ▁million ▁km ▁in ▁ 6 8 7 ▁days . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁In uit ▁group ▁of ▁irregular ▁sat ell ites . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁proxim ity ▁with ▁ 9 ▁other ▁mo ons ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁miles ▁from ▁each . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁light ▁red ▁in ▁color , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁inf ra red ▁the ▁Pa alia p ian ▁( Pa alia q an ) ▁spectrum ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁In uit - group ▁sat ell ites ▁K iv iu q ▁and ▁S iar na q , ▁supporting ▁the ▁th esis ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁common ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁In uit ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁break - up ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁body . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁E ph emer is ▁I AU - MP C ▁N SE S ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁David ▁Jew itt ▁pages