Belinda (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Voyager 2 | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1986 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 75255 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.00011 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 0.62352d | ||||||
| Inclination | 0.03° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 80.6 km | ||||||
| Surface area | km2 | ||||||
| Mass | 3.57×1017 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 1.3 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.014 m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Belinda (be-lin'-da) is a moon of Uranus. It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it.
It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-13, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 5. It is also designated Uranus XIV.
There is also a paronymous asteroid, 654 Zelinda.
| Uranus' natural satellites edit (https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Template:Uranus_Footer&action=edit) |
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| Cordelia | Ophelia | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | Juliet | Portia | Rosalind | S/2003 U 2 | Belinda |
| S/1986 U 10 | Puck | S/2003 U 1 | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | S/2001 U 3 |
| Caliban | Stephano | Trinculo | Sycorax | S/2003 U 3 | Prospero | Setebos | S/2001 U 2 |
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