Bianca (moon)
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- There is also an asteroid called 218 Bianca.
| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Bradford A. Smith / Voyager 2 | ||||||
| Discovered in | January 23, 1986 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 59,165 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.00088 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 0.43458 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 0.162° (to Uranus' equator) | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | ~51 km (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface area | ~8300 km² (estimate) | ||||||
| Volume | ~71,000 km3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Mass | kg (estimate) | ||||||
| Mean density | ~1.3 g/cm3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ~0.0086 m/s2 (estimate) | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.022 km/s (estimate) | ||||||
| Rotation period | synchronous (assumed) | ||||||
| Axial tilt | zero (assumed) | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 (assumed) | ||||||
| Surface temp. |
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Bianca (bee-aang'-kə, IPA biːˈɑŋkə) is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the sister of Katherine in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. Other than its orbital and size, virtually nothing is known about it.
It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-23, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 9. It is also designated Uranus VIII.
Uranus (satellites) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit] |
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| Cordelia | Ophelia | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | Juliet | Portia | Rosalind | Cupid |
| Belinda | Perdita | Puck | Mab | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | Francisco |
| Caliban | Stephano | Trinculo | Sycorax | Margaret | Prospero | Setebos | Ferdinand |
| See also: | Rings of Uranus |
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