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Cressida (moon)

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There is also an asteroid called 548 Kressida.

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Cressida

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Voyager 2 image of the Uranian moons Portia, Cressida, and Ophelia

Voyager 2 image of the Uranian moons Portia, Cressida, and Ophelia

Discovery

Discovered by

Stephen P. Synnott / Voyager 2

Discovered in

January 9, 1986

Orbital characteristics

Mean radius

61,767 km

0.00023

0.46357 d

0.038° (to Uranus' equator)

Is a satellite of

Physical characteristics

~80 km (estimate)

Surface area

~20,000 km² (estimate)

~260,000 km³ (estimate)

kg (estimate)

Mean density

~1.3 g/cm³ (estimate)

Surface gravity

~0.013 m/s² (estimate)

Escape velocity

~0.034 km/s (estimate)

Rotation period

synchronous (assumed)

zero (assumed)

0.07 (assumed)

Surface temp.

min	mean	max
	~64 K (estimate)

Atmospheric pressure

0 kPa

Cressida (kres'-ə-də, IPA /ˈkrɛsədə/) is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the Trojan daughter of Calchas, a tragic heroine who appears in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida (as well as in tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and others). Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it.

It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-09, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 3. It is also designated Uranus IX.

Uranus (satellites) [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]
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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