List of Uranus' moons
This is a list of the 28 moons of Uranus. They are listed by how long they take to orbit (go around once) Uranus. They are all named after characters created by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
Discovery
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Names
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Groups
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List of moons
[change | change source]| Order | Name | Image | Mean diameter (km) | Mass (kg) | Orbital period (day) | Discovery date | |
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| 1 | Uranus VI | Cordelia | 42 ± 6 | 5.0×1016? | 0.335034 | 1986 | |
| 2 | Uranus VII | Ophelia | 46 ± 8 | 5.1×1016? | 0.376400 | 1986 | |
| 3 | Uranus VIII | Bianca | 54 ± 4 | 9.2×1016? | 0.434579 | 1986 | |
| 4 | Uranus IX | Cressida | 82 ± 4 | 3.4×1017? | 0.463570 | 1986 | |
| 5 | Uranus X | Desdemona | 68 ± 8 | 2.3×1017? | 0.473650 | 1986 | |
| 6 | Uranus XI | Juliet | 106 ± 8 | 8.2×1017? | 0.493065 | 1986 | |
| 7 | Uranus XII | Portia | 140 ± 8 | 1.7×1018? | 0.513196 | 1986 | |
| 8 | Uranus XIII | Rosalind | 72 ± 12 | 2.5×1017? | 0.558460 | 1986 | |
| 9 | Uranus XXVII | Cupid | ~ 18 | 3.8×1015? | 0.618 | 2003 | |
| 10 | Uranus XIV | Belinda | 90 ± 16 | 4.9×1017? | 0.623527 | 1986 | |
| 11 | Uranus XXV | Perdita | 30 ± 6 | 1.8×1016? | 0.638 | 1986 | |
| 12 | Uranus XV | Puck | .png) | 162 ± 4 | 2.9×1018? | 0.761833 | 1985 |
| 13 | Uranus XXVI | Mab | ~ 25 | 1.0×1016? | 0.923 | 2003 | |
| 14 | Uranus V | Miranda |  | 471.6 ± 1.4 | (6.6 ± 0.7)×1019 | 1.413479 | 1948 |
| 15 | Uranus I | Ariel |  | 1157.8 ± 1.2 | (1.35 ± 0.12)×1021 | 2.520379 | 1851 |
| 16 | Uranus II | Umbriel | .jpg) | 1169.4 ± 5.6 | (1.17 ± 0.13)×1021 | 4.144177 | 1851 |
| 17 | Uranus III | Titania | _color_cropped.jpg) | 1577.8 ± 3.6 | (3.53 ± 0.09)×1021 | 8.705872 | 1787 |
| 18 | Uranus IV | Oberon |  | 1522.8 ± 5.2 | (3.01 ± 0.07)×1021 | 13.463239 | 1787 |
| 19 | Uranus XXII | Francisco | ~ 12 | 1.3×1015? | -267.12* | 2001 | |
| 20 | Uranus XVI | Caliban | ~ 98 | 7.3×1017? | -579.39* | 1997 | |
| 21 | Uranus XX | Stephano |  | ~ 20 | 6×1015? | -677.48* | 1999 |
| — | — | S/2023 U 1 | ~ 8-12 | Unknown | -680.776* | 2023 | |
| 22 | Uranus XXI | Trinculo | ~ 10 | 7.5×1014? | -748.83* | 2001 | |
| 23 | Uranus XVII | Sycorax | ~ 190 | 5.4×1018? | -1285.62* | 1997 | |
| 24 | Uranus XXIII | Margaret | ~ 11 | 1.3×1015? | 1654.32 | 2003 | |
| 25 | Uranus XVIII | Prospero | ~ 30 | 2.1×1016? | -1962.95* | 1999 | |
| 26 | Uranus XIX | Setebos | ~ 30 | 2.1×1016? | -2196.35* | 1999 | |
| 27 | Uranus XXIV | Ferdinand | ~ 12 | 1.3×1015? | -2805.51* | 2001 | |
Related pages
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- "Uranus: Moons". NASA's Solar System Exploration. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
