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Discovered By
S. Synnott, Voyager 2
Date of Discovery
1986
Orbit Size Around Uranus (semi-major axis)
Metric:
69,900 km
English:
43,434 miles
Periapsis (closest)
Metric:
69,893 km
Apoapsis (farthest)
Metric:
69,907 km
Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year)
0.558 Earth days
Orbit Circumference
Metric:
439,194.65 km
Average Orbit Velocity
Metric:
32,795.3 km/h
Orbit Eccentricity
0.0001
Orbit Inclination
0.279 degree
Mean Radius
Metric:
36.0 km
Equatorial Circumference
Metric:
226.2 km
Volume
Metric:
195,432 km
3
Mass
Metric:
254,773,633,626,523,000 kg
Scientific Notation:
2.5477 x 10
17
kg
Density
Metric:
1.3 g/cm
3
Surface Area
Metric:
16,286.02 km
2
Surface Gravity
Metric:
0.013 m/s
2
Escape Velocity
Metric:
111 km/h
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Last Updated: 7 Mar 2011