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Moon of Uranus

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A moon of Uranus.

At Uranus.

Measured

Goes round once every
11.4 hours
Distance from Uranus
about 62,663 km (its orbit's average)
Orbit
inclined 3.1°, eccentricity 0.007
JPL / NAIF id
710

How far, from the Earth

About 18.5 AU. To cross it:

  • Light2 hours 34 minutes
  • Voyager 1's speed5.19 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h3,150 years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its size is not well measured.

Where this comes from

  • Moons: JPL Planetary Satellite Mean Elements and Physical Parameters, paced to JPL Horizons. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Sizes JPL leaves out are estimates, mostly from brightness: Scott Sheppard's moon pages at Carnegie.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.