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Sycorax (moon)

Index Sycorax (moon)

Sycorax is the largest irregular satellite of Uranus. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Apsis, Brett J. Gladman, Caliban, Caliban (moon), Color index, Day, Declination, Degree (angle), Dissipation, Ecliptic, Hale Telescope, Herschel Space Observatory, Himalia (moon), Infrared, Irregular moon, John J. Kavelaars, Joseph A. Burns, Julian day, Julian year (astronomy), Kelvin, Kilogram, Kuiper belt, Laplace plane, Light curve, Moons of Uranus, N-body problem, Oberon (moon), Orbital eccentricity, Orbital inclination, Palomar Observatory, Phil Nicholson, Prospero (moon), Protoplanetary disk, Puck (moon), Retrograde and prograde motion, Right ascension, Scott S. Sheppard, Setebos (moon), Spitzer Space Telescope, Sycorax, The Astrophysical Journal, The Rape of the Lock, The Tempest, Uranus, Visible spectrum, William Shakespeare.

  2. Astronomical objects discovered in 1997
  3. Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman
  4. Moons of Uranus

Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Brett J. Gladman

Brett James Gladman (born April 19, 1966) is a Canadian astronomer and a full professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Physics and Astronomy in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sycorax (moon) and Brett J. Gladman are Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman.

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Caliban

Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax, is an important character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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Caliban (moon)

Caliban is the second-largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. Sycorax (moon) and Caliban (moon) are astronomical objects discovered in 1997, Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman, irregular satellites, moons of Uranus and moons with a retrograde orbit.

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Color index

In astronomy, the color index is a simple numerical expression that determines the color of an object, which in the case of a star gives its temperature.

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Day

A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun.

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Declination

In astronomy, declination (abbreviated dec; symbol δ) is one of the two angles that locate a point on the celestial sphere in the equatorial coordinate system, the other being hour angle.

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Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle in which one full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Dissipation

In thermodynamics, dissipation is the result of an irreversible process that affects a thermodynamic system.

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Ecliptic

The ecliptic or ecliptic plane is the orbital plane of Earth around the Sun.

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Hale Telescope

The Hale Telescope is a, f/3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale.

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Herschel Space Observatory

The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Himalia (moon)

Himalia, also known as Jupiter VI, is the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter. Sycorax (moon) and Himalia (moon) are irregular satellites.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Irregular moon

In astronomy, an irregular moon, irregular satellite, or irregular natural satellite is a natural satellite following a distant, inclined, and often highly elliptical and retrograde orbit. Sycorax (moon) and irregular moon are irregular satellites.

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John J. Kavelaars

J-John Kavelaars, better known as JJ Kavelaars (born 1966), is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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Joseph A. Burns

Joseph Burns is a professor at Cornell University with a dual appointment in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and the Astronomy department.

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Julian day

The Julian day is the continuous count of days since the beginning of the Julian period, and is used primarily by astronomers, and in software for easily calculating elapsed days between two events (e.g. food production date and sell by date).

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Julian year (astronomy)

In astronomy, a Julian year (symbol: a or aj) is a unit of measurement of time defined as exactly 365.25 days of SI seconds each.

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Kelvin

The kelvin, symbol K, is the base unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units (SI).

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Kilogram

The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg.

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Kuiper belt

The Kuiper belt is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun.

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Laplace plane

The Laplace plane or Laplacian plane of a planetary satellite, named after its discoverer Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749–1827), is a mean or reference plane about whose axis the instantaneous orbital plane of that satellite precesses.

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Light curve

In astronomy, a light curve is a graph of the light intensity of a celestial object or region as a function of time, typically with the magnitude of light received on the y-axis and with time on the x-axis.

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Moons of Uranus

Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System, has 28 confirmed moons.

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N-body problem

In physics, the -body problem is the problem of predicting the individual motions of a group of celestial objects interacting with each other gravitationally.

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Oberon (moon)

Oberon, also designated, is the outermost and second-largest major moon of the planet Uranus. Sycorax (moon) and Oberon (moon) are moons of Uranus.

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Orbital eccentricity

In astrodynamics, the orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a dimensionless parameter that determines the amount by which its orbit around another body deviates from a perfect circle.

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Orbital inclination

Orbital inclination measures the tilt of an object's orbit around a celestial body.

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Palomar Observatory

Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States.

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Phil Nicholson

Philip D. Nicholson (born 1951) is an Australian-born professor of astronomy at Cornell University in the Astronomy department specialising in Planetary Sciences.

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Prospero (moon)

Prospero is a relatively small retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus discovered on 18 July 1999 by the astrophysicist Matthew Holman and his team, and given the provisional designation S/1999 U 3. Sycorax (moon) and Prospero (moon) are Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman, irregular satellites, moons of Uranus and moons with a retrograde orbit.

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Protoplanetary disk

A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disc of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star.

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Puck (moon)

Puck is the sixth-largest moon of Uranus. Sycorax (moon) and Puck (moon) are moons of Uranus.

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Retrograde and prograde motion

Retrograde motion in astronomy is, in general, orbital or rotational motion of an object in the direction opposite the rotation of its primary, that is, the central object (right figure).

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Right ascension

Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance of a particular point measured eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point in question above the Earth.

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Scott S. Sheppard

Scott Sander Sheppard (born 1977) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System.

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Setebos (moon)

Setebos is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. Sycorax (moon) and Setebos (moon) are Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman, irregular satellites, moons of Uranus and moons with a retrograde orbit.

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Spitzer Space Telescope

The Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), is an infrared space telescope launched in 2003, that was deactivated when operations ended on 30 January 2020.

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Sycorax

Sycorax is an unseen character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest (1611).

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The Astrophysical Journal

The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler.

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The Rape of the Lock

The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope.

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The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.

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Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.

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Visible spectrum

The visible spectrum is the band of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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See also

Astronomical objects discovered in 1997

Discoveries by Brett J. Gladman

Moons of Uranus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycorax_(moon)

Also known as S/1997 U 2, Sycorax (satellite), U XVII Sycorax, Uranus XVII, Uranus XVII Sycorax.