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Discovered By
S. Synnott, Voyager 2
Date of Discovery
1986
Orbit Size Around Uranus (semi-major axis)
Metric: 86,000 km
English: 53,438 miles
Periapsis (closest)
Metric: 85,991 km
Apoapsis (farthest)
Metric: 86,009 km
Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year)
0.762 Earth days
Orbit Circumference
Metric: 540,353.94 km
Average Orbit Velocity
Metric: 29,546.9 km/h
Orbit Eccentricity
0.0001
Orbit Inclination
0.319 degree
Mean Radius
Metric: 81.0 km
Equatorial Circumference
Metric: 508.9 km
Volume
Metric: 2,226,095 km3
Mass
Metric: 2,893,928,744,310,680,000 kg
Scientific Notation: 2.8939 x 1018 kg
Density
Metric: 1.3 g/cm3
Surface Area
Metric: 82,447.96 km2
Surface Gravity
Metric: 0.029 m/s2
Escape Velocity
Metric: 249 km/h
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Last Updated: 7 Mar 2011