Setebos (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovered by | John J. Kavelaars et al. | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1999 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 17,501,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | ? | ||||||
| Orbital period | 2239 d | ||||||
| Inclination | ? ° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 30 km | ||||||
| Surface area | ? km2 | ||||||
| Mass | Unknown kg | ||||||
| Mean density | Unknown g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ? m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 (assumed) | ||||||
| Surface temp. |
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Setebos (set'-e-bus) is Uranus' outermost named moon, surpassed only by S/2001 U 2. It was discovered on 1999-07-18 by John J. Kavelaars et al. and temporarily designated S/1999 U 1. It is also known Uranus XIX. It is named after the god worshipped by Caliban and Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
As of 2005, little is known about this irregular satellite.
| Uranus' natural satellites edit (http://www.biocrawler.com/w/index.php?title=Template:Uranus_Footer&action=edit) |
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| Cordelia | Ophelia | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | Juliet | Portia | Rosalind | S/2003 U 2 | Belinda |
| S/1986 U 10 | Puck | S/2003 U 1 | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | S/2001 U 3 |
| Caliban | Stephano | Trinculo | Sycorax | S/2003 U 3 | Prospero | Setebos | S/2001 U 2 |
