Trinculo (moon) facts for kids
| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Dan Milisavljevic |
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| Discovered in | August 13, 2001 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 8,578,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.2079 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 759.03 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 167° (to the ecliptic) | ||||||
| Is a moon of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | ~18 km (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface area | ~1000 km² (estimate) | ||||||
| Volume | ~3000 km3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Mass | ~7.5×1014 kg (estimate) | ||||||
| Mean density | ~1.5 g/cm3 (estimate) | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ~0.0021 m/s2 (estimate) | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.0045 km/s (estimate) | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Trinculo is a retrograde non-spherical moon of Uranus. It was found by Holman, et al. on 2001-08-13, and given the designation S/2001 U 1.
Confirmed as Uranus XXI, it was named after the drunken jester Trinculo in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Related pages
- Ephemeris IAU-NSES
- Mean orbital parameters NASA JPL
See also
In Spanish: Trínculo (satélite) para niños
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