Desdemona (moon)
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- There is also an asteroid called 666 Desdemona.
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Stephen P. Synnott / Voyager 2 | ||||||
| Discovered in | January 13, 1986 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 62,659 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.00023 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 0.47365 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 0.164° (to Uranus' equator) | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | ~64 km (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface area | ~13,000 km2 (estimate) | ||||||
| Volume | ~140,000 km3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Mass | kg (estimate) | ||||||
| Mean density | ~1.3 g/cm3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ~0.011 m/s2 (estimate) | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.027 km/s (estimate) | ||||||
| Rotation period | synchronous (assumed) | ||||||
| Axial tilt | zero (assumed) | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 (assumed) | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-13, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 6. It is also designated Uranus X.
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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