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Uranus' Moons

Solar System: Uranus' moons



Ariel

Mean Distance from Uranus 190,930 km (118,638 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 2.520379 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1158 km (720 miles)
Year Discovered 1851

Umbriel

Mean Distance from Uranus 265,980 km (165,272 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 4.144177 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1170 km (727 miles)
Year Discovered 1851

Titania

Mean Distance from Uranus 436,270 km (271,086 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 8.705872 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1578 km (981 miles)
Year Discovered 1787

Oberon

Mean Distance from Uranus 583,420 km (362,520 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 13.46324 Earth days
Mean Diameter 1523 km (946 miles)
Year Discovered 1787

Miranda

Mean Distance from Uranus 129,850 km (80,685 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 1.413479 Earth days
Mean Diameter 472 km (293 miles)
Year Discovered 1948

Cordelia

Mean Distance from Uranus 49,752 km (30,914 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus

0.335033 Earth days

Mean Diameter 26 km (16.2 miles)
Year Discovered 1986

Ophelia

Mean Distance from Uranus 53,764 km (33,407 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 0.376409 Earth days
Mean Diameter 32 km (19.9 miles)
Year Discovered 1986

Bianca

Mean Distance from Uranus 59,165 km (36,763 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 0.434577 Earth days
Mean Diameter 44 km (27.3 miles)
Year Discovered 1986

Cressida

Mean Distance from Uranus 61,767 km (38,380 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 0.463570 Earth days
Mean Diameter 66 km (41.01 miles)
Year Discovered 1986

Desdemona

Mean Distance from Uranus 62,659 km (38,934 miles)
Orbital Period around Uranus 0.473651 Earth days
Mean Diameter 58 km (36.04 miles)
Year Discovered 1986

Original images located on various NASA websites including: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html and http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/

 

 

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