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Moons of Uranus

Index Moons of Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet of the Solar System; it has 27 known moons, all of which are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. [1]

122 relations: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Albedo, Alexander Pope, Ammonia, Ariel (moon), As You Like It, Asteroid, Axial tilt, Belinda (moon), Bianca (moon), Bond albedo, Bradford A. Smith, Brett J. Gladman, Caliban (moon), Carbon dioxide, Coplanarity, Cordelia (moon), Corona (planetary geology), Cressida (moon), Cupid (moon), David C. Jewitt, Day, Degree (angle), Desdemona (moon), Diapir, Earth, Endogeny (biology), English literature, Erich Karkoschka, Ferdinand (moon), Francisco (moon), Gerard Kuiper, Giant planet, Gravitational collapse, Greek mythology, Hamlet, Hill sphere, Hubble Space Telescope, Hydrostatic equilibrium, Icarus (journal), International Astronomical Union, Irregular moon, Jack J. Lissauer, John Herschel, John J. Kavelaars, Juliet (moon), Kilogram, King Lear, Kozai mechanism, List of minor planets: 2001–3000, ..., List of natural satellites, List of Solar System objects by size, Mab (moon), Mantle (geology), Margaret (moon), Mark R. Showalter, Matthew J. Holman, McDonald Observatory, Miranda (moon), Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Moon, Much Ado About Nothing, NASA, Natural satellite, Nereid (moon), Oberon (moon), Ophelia (moon), Orbital eccentricity, Orbital inclination, Orbital period, Orbital resonance, Othello, Perdita (moon), Perturbation (astronomy), Phil Nicholson, Planet, Planetary core, Portia (moon), Prospero (moon), Puck (moon), Retrograde and prograde motion, Rhea (moon), Richard J. Terrile, Rings of Uranus, Road surface, Roman numerals, Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind (moon), Saturn, Scott S. Sheppard, Semi-major and semi-minor axes, Setebos (moon), Solar System, Space Telescope Science Institute, Spheroid, Stephano (moon), Stephen P. Synnott, Sycorax (moon), Sylph, The Astronomical Journal, The Merchant of Venice, The Rape of the Lock, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons, Timon of Athens, Titania (moon), Trinculo (moon), Triton (moon), Troilus and Cressida, Umbriel (moon), Uranus, Voyager 2, William Herschel, William Lassell, William Shakespeare, 171 Ophelia, 218 Bianca, 593 Titania, 666 Desdemona, 763 Cupido. Expand index (72 more) »

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96.

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Albedo

Albedo (albedo, meaning "whiteness") is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation received by an astronomical body (e.g. a planet like Earth).

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Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was an 18th-century English poet.

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Ammonia

Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.

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Ariel (moon)

Ariel is the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus.

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As You Like It

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623.

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Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.

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Axial tilt

In astronomy, axial tilt, also known as obliquity, is the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, or, equivalently, the angle between its equatorial plane and orbital plane.

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Belinda (moon)

Belinda is an inner satellite of the planet Uranus.

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Bianca (moon)

Bianca is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Bond albedo

The Bond albedo, named after the American astronomer George Phillips Bond (1825–1865), who originally proposed it, is the fraction of power in the total electromagnetic radiation incident on an astronomical body that is scattered back out into space.

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Bradford A. Smith

Bradford A. Smith (Brad Smith) is an American astronomer and an associate of the International Astronomical Union.

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Brett J. Gladman

Brett James Gladman (born 1966) is a Canadian astronomer, discoverer of moons and minor planets, and a full professor at the University of British Columbia's Department of Physics and Astronomy in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Caliban (moon)

Caliban is the second-largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula) is a colorless gas with a density about 60% higher than that of dry air.

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Coplanarity

In geometry, a set of points in space are coplanar if there exists a geometric plane that contains them all.

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Cordelia (moon)

Cordelia is the innermost known moon of Uranus.

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Corona (planetary geology)

In planetary geology, a corona (plural: coronae) is an oval-shaped feature.

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Cressida (moon)

Cressida (Χρησίδα) is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Cupid (moon)

Cupid is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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David C. Jewitt

David C. Jewitt (born 1958) is an English astronomer and professor of astronomy at UCLA's Earth, Planetary, and Space Science Department in California.

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Day

A day, a unit of time, is approximately the period of time during which the Earth completes one rotation with respect to the Sun (solar day).

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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, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Desdemona (moon)

Desdemona is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Diapir

A diapir (French, from Greek diapeirein, to pierce through) is a type of geologic intrusion in which a more mobile and ductily deformable material is forced into brittle overlying rocks.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Endogeny (biology)

Endogenous substances and processes are those that originate from within an organism, tissue, or cell.

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English literature

This article is focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, and the whole of Ireland, as well as literature in English from countries of the former British Empire, including the United States.

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Erich Karkoschka

Erich Karkoschka (born 1955) is a planetary researcher at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona.

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Ferdinand (moon)

Ferdinand is the outermost retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Francisco (moon)

Francisco is the innermost irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Gerard Kuiper

Gerard Peter Kuiper (born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; December 7, 1905 – December 23, 1973) was a Dutch–American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor.

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Giant planet

A giant planet is any massive planet.

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Gravitational collapse

Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the center of gravity.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.

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Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602.

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Hill sphere

An astronomical body's Hill sphere is the region in which it dominates the attraction of satellites.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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Hydrostatic equilibrium

In fluid mechanics, a fluid is said to be in hydrostatic equilibrium or hydrostatic balance when it is at rest, or when the flow velocity at each point is constant over time.

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Icarus (journal)

Icarus is a scientific journal dedicated to the field of planetary science.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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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 eccentric and retrograde orbit.

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Jack J. Lissauer

Jack Jonathan Lissauer (born 1957) is an American research scientist who has worked for NASA's Ames Research Center since 1996.

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John Herschel

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work.

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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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Juliet (moon)

Juliet is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Kilogram

The kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK, also known as "Le Grand K" or "Big K"), a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy stored by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures at Saint-Cloud, France.

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King Lear

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.

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Kozai mechanism

In celestial mechanics, the Kozai mechanism or Lidov–Kozai mechanism or Kozai–Lidov mechanism, also known as the Kozai, Lidov–Kozai or Kozai–Lidov effect, oscillations, cycles or resonance, is a dynamical phenomenon affecting the orbit of a binary system perturbed by a distant third body under certain conditions, causing the orbit's argument of pericenter to oscillate about a constant value, which in turn leads to a periodic exchange between its eccentricity and inclination.

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List of minor planets: 2001–3000

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List of natural satellites

The Solar System's planets and officially recognized dwarf planets are known to be orbited by 184 natural satellites, or moons.

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List of Solar System objects by size

This is a partial list of Solar System objects by size, arranged in descending order of mean volumetric radius, and subdivided into several size classes.

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Mab (moon)

Mab, or Uranus XXVI (26), is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Mantle (geology)

The mantle is a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary bodies.

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Margaret (moon)

Margaret is the only prograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Mark R. Showalter

Mark Robert Showalter (born December 5, 1957) is a Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute.

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Matthew J. Holman

Matthew J. Holman (born 1967) is a Smithsonian Astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University.

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McDonald Observatory

The McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near the unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.

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Miranda (moon)

Miranda, also designated Uranus V, is the smallest and innermost of Uranus's five round satellites.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599, as Shakespeare was approaching the middle of his career.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

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Natural satellite

A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body).

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Nereid (moon)

Nereid is the third-largest moon of Neptune.

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Oberon (moon)

Oberon, also designated, is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus.

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Ophelia (moon)

Ophelia is a moon of Uranus.

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Orbital eccentricity

The orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a 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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Orbital period

The orbital period is the time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy usually to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars.

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Orbital resonance

In celestial mechanics, an orbital resonance occurs when orbiting bodies exert a regular, periodic gravitational influence on each other, usually because their orbital periods are related by a ratio of small integers.

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Othello

Othello (The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603.

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Perdita (moon)

Perdita is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Perturbation (astronomy)

In astronomy, perturbation is the complex motion of a massive body subject to forces other than the gravitational attraction of a single other massive body.

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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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Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

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Planetary core

The planetary core consists of the innermost layer(s) of a planet; which may be composed of solid and liquid layers.

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Portia (moon)

Portia is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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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.

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Puck (moon)

Puck is an inner moon 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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Rhea (moon)

Rhea (Ῥέᾱ) is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System.

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Richard J. Terrile

Richard John Terrile (born March 22, 1951 in New York) is a Voyager scientist who discovered several moons of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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Rings of Uranus

The rings of Uranus are a system of rings around the planet Uranus, intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune.

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Road surface

A road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway.

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Roman numerals

The numeric system represented by Roman numerals originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families.

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Rosalind (moon)

Rosalind is an inner satellite of Uranus.

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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

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Scott S. Sheppard

Scott Sander Sheppard (b. 1976) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System.

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Semi-major and semi-minor axes

In geometry, the major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter: a line segment that runs through the center and both foci, with ends at the widest points of the perimeter.

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Setebos (moon)

Setebos is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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Space Telescope Science Institute

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST; in orbit since 1990) and for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST; scheduled to be launched in March 2021).

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Spheroid

A spheroid, or ellipsoid of revolution, is a quadric surface obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes; in other words, an ellipsoid with two equal semi-diameters.

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Stephano (moon)

Stephano is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Stephen P. Synnott

Stephen P. Synnott (born 1946) is an American astronomer and Voyager scientist at JPL, and expert in spacecraft optical navigation techniques.

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Sycorax (moon)

Sycorax is the largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Sylph

Sylph (also called sylphid) is a mythological air spirit.

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The Astronomical Journal

The Astronomical Journal (often abbreviated AJ in scientific papers and references) is a peer-reviewed monthly scientific journal owned by the American Astronomical Society and currently published by IOP Publishing.

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The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender.

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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 Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592.

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The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–1611, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone.

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The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare originally published in the First Folio of 1623.

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Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history.

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Timon of Athens

Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio (1623) and probably written in collaboration with another author, most likely Thomas Middleton, in about 1605–1606.

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Titania (moon)

No description.

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Trinculo (moon)

Trinculo is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus.

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Triton (moon)

Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune, and the first Neptunian moon to be discovered.

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Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602.

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Umbriel (moon)

Umbriel is a moon of Uranus discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell.

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Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.

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Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets.

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William Herschel

Frederick William Herschel, (Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel; 15 November 1738 – 25 August 1822) was a German-born British astronomer, composer and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked.

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William Lassell

William Lassell, (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised)—23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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171 Ophelia

171 Ophelia is a large, dark Themistian asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Alphonse Borrelly on January 13, 1877, and named after the fictional character Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

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218 Bianca

218 Bianca is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.

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593 Titania

593 Titania is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

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666 Desdemona

666 Desdemona, provisional designation, is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 29 kilometers in diameter.

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763 Cupido

763 Cupido is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the main belt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Uranus

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