Caliban (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars | ||||||
| Discovered in | September 6, 1997 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Semimajor axis | 7,231,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1588 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 579.73 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 120.28° (to Uranus' equator) 140.878° (to the local Laplace plane) 139.89° (to the ecliptic) | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 98 km | ||||||
| Surface area | ~30,200 km2 | ||||||
| Volume | ~493,000 km3 | ||||||
| Mass | 7.3×1017 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | ~1.5 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ~0.02 m/s2 | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.045 km/s | ||||||
| Rotation period | unknown | ||||||
| Axial tilt | 98.723 ° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 (assumed) | ||||||
| Surface temp. |
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| Atmosphere | none | ||||||
Caliban (kal'-i-ban or kal'-a-bun) is a moon of Uranus, named after the monster character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Caliban was discovered on 1997-09-06 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope. It was given the temporary designation S/1997 U 1. It is also designated Uranus XVI.
They also discovered the moon Sycorax at the same time.
| Uranus' natural satellitesedit |
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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 |
