Desdemona (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Voyager 2 | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1986 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 62659 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.00023 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 0.47365d | ||||||
| Inclination | 0.16° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 64 km | ||||||
| Surface area | km2 | ||||||
| Mass | 1.78×1017 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 1.3 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.011m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Desdemona (dez'-di-moe'-na) is a moon of Uranus. It is named after the wife of Othello in William Shakespeare's play Othello. 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 6. It is also designated Uranus X.
There is also an asteroid called 666 Desdemona.
| 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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