List of Uranus' moons
natural satellites of the planet Uranus
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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.
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 | 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 | 1169.4 ± 5.6 | (1.17 ± 0.13)×1021 | 4.144177 | 1851 | |
17 | Uranus III | Titania | 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 U1 | ~ 8-12 | Unkown | -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 |