Uranian Satellite Fact Sheet

Bulk parameters
Mass Radius Mean density Visual
(1020 kg) (km) (kg/m3) geometric albedo

Major Satellites
Miranda (UV) 0.66 240 x 234.2 x 232.9 1,200 0.32
Ariel (UI) 12.9 581.1 x 577.9 x 577.7 1,590 0.39
Umbriel (UII) 12.2 584.7 1,460 0.21
Titania (UIII) 34.2 788.9 1,660 0.27
Oberon (UIV) 28.8 761.4 1,560 0.23

Lesser Satellites
Cordelia (UVI, S/1986 U7) 20 0.07
Ophelia (UVII, S/1986 U8) 21 0.07
Bianca (UVIII, S/1986 U9) 27 0.07
Cressida (UIX, S/1986 U3) 41 0.07
Desdemona (UX, S/1986 U6) 35 0.08
Juliet (UXI, S/1986 U2) 53 0.08

Portia (UXII, S/1986 U1) 70 0.07

Rosalind (UXIII, S/1986 U4) 36 0.07
Cupid (S/2003 U2) 9 0.07
Belinda (UXIV, S/1986 U5) 45 0.07
Perdita (XXV, S/1986 U10) 13 0.07
Puck (UXV, S/1985 U1) 81 0.10
Mab (S/2003 U1) 12 0.10

Francisco (XXII, S/2001 U3) 11 0.04

Caliban (UXVI, S/1997 U1) 36 0.04
Stephano (UXX, S/1999 U2) 16 0.04
Trinculo (UXXI, S/2001 U1) 9 0.04
Sycorax (UXVII, S/1997 U2) 75 0.04

Margaret (UXXIII, S/2003 U3) 10 0.04

Prospero (UXVIII, S/1999 U3) 25 0.04
Setebos (UXIX, S/1999 U1) 24 0.04
Ferdinand (XXIV, S/2001 U2) 10 0.04

Orbital parameters
Semi-major Semi-major Orbital Rotation
axis Inclination
axis Period* Period Eccentricity
(degrees)
(103km) (Uranian Radii) (days) (days)

Major Satellites
Miranda (UV) 129.90 5.082 1.413479 S 4.34 0.0013
Ariel (UI) 190.90 7.469 2.520379 S 0.04 0.0012
Umbriel (UII) 266.00 10.41 4.144176 S 0.13 0.0039
Titania (UIII) 436.30 17.07 8.705867 S 0.08 0.0011
Oberon (UIV) 583.50 22.83 13.463234 S 0.07 0.0014

Lesser Satellites
Cordelia (UVI, S/1986 U7) 49.80 1.948 0.335034 0.08 0.0003
Ophelia (UVII, S/1986 U8) 53.80 2.105 0.376400 0.10 0.0099
Bianca (UVIII, S/1986 U9) 59.20 2.316 0.434579 0.19 0.0009
Cressida (UIX, S/1986 U3) 61.80 2.418 0.463570 0.01 0.0004
Desdemona (UX, S/1986 U6) 62.70 2.453 0.473650 0.11 0.0001
Juliet (UXI, S/1986 U2) 64.40 2.520 0.493065 0.07 0.0007
 Portia (UXII, S/1986 U1) 66.10 2.586 0.513196 0.06 0.0001
Rosalind (UXIII, S/1986 U4) 69.90 2.735 0.558460 0.28 0.0001
Cupid (S/2003 U2 74.39 2.911 0.613 0.10
Belinda (UXIV, S/1986 U5) 75.30 2.946 0.623527 0.03 0.0001
Perdita (XXV, S/1986 U10) 76.42 2.990 0.638 0.47
Puck (UXV, S/1985 U1) 86.00 3.365 0.761833 0.32 0.0001
Mab (S/2003 U1) 97.74 3.824 0.923 0.13

Francisco (XXII, S/2001 U3) 4276. 167.3 266.6R 147.25 0.1324

Caliban (UXVI, S/1997 U1) 7231. 282.9 579.5R 141.53 0.1812
Stephano (UXX, S/1999 U2) 8004. 313.2 676.5R 143.82 0.2248
Trinculo (UXXI, S/2001 U1) 8504. 332.7 758.1R 166.93 0.2194
Sycorax (UXVII, S/1997 U2) 12179. 476.5 1283.4R 159.42 0.5219

Margaret (UXXIII, S/2003 U3) 14345. 561.3 1694.8 57.37 0.6772

Prospero (UXVIII, S/1999 U3) 16256. 636.0 1977.3R 151.83 0.4445
Setebos (UXIX, S/1999 U1) 17418. 681.5 2234.8R 158.24 0.5908
Ferdinand (XXIV, S/2001 U2) 20901. 817.8 2823.4R 169.79 0.3993

R indicates retrograde motion

S indicates synchronous rotation - the rotation period is the same as the orbital period Satellites from Francisco out referenced to ecliptic plane
instead of equator

New Uranian Satellite Discovered (1999)

Two new Uranian Satellites Discovered (1997)

Uranus' Known Satellites - Carnegie Institution, DTM

Uranus Fact Sheet

Uranus Home Page
Notes on the Factsheets
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Author/Curator:
Dr. David R. Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov
NSSDCA, Mail Code 690.1
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
+1-301-286-1258

NASA Official: Ed Grayzeck, edwin.j.grayzeck@nasa.gov

V1.0, 14 July 1995
Last Updated: 21 February 2019, DRW