Name
(120347) 2004 SB60 was assigned the name Salacia /sæˈleɪʃə/ on 18 February 2011. Salacia is the goddess of salt water and the wife of Neptune.
The moon's name Actaea /ækˈtiːə/ was assigned on the same date. Actaea is a nereid, or sea nymph.
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