Juliet (moon)
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Stephen P. Synnott / Voyager 2 |
| Discovery date | January 3, 1986 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 64,358.222 ± 0.048 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.00066 ± 0.000087 |
| 0.493065490 ± 0.000000012 d | |
| Inclination | 0.06546 ± 0.040° (to Uranus' equator) |
| Satellite of | Uranus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 150 × 74 × 74 km |
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Mean radius
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46.8 ± 4 km |
| ~35,000 km² | |
| Volume | ~632,000 km³ |
| Mass | ~5.6×1017 kg |
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Mean density
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~1.3 g/cm³ (assumed) |
| ~0.016 m/s2 | |
| ~0.040 km/s | |
| synchronous | |
| zero | |
| Albedo | 0.08 ± 0.01 |
| Temperature | ~64 K |
Juliet (/ˈdʒuːliət/ JEW-lee-ət or /ˌdʒuːliˈɛt/ JEW-lee-ET) is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 2. It is named after the heroine of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is also designated Uranus XI.
Juliet belongs to Portia Group of satellites, which also includes Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda and Perdita. These satellites have similar orbits and photometric properties. Unfortunately, other than its orbit, radius of 53 km and geometric albedo of 0.08 virtually nothing is known about Juliet.
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