Belinda
The tenth moon in order of distance from Uranus.
It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock
and is also called Uranus XIV. Belinda was discovered by Voyager scientist
Stephen P. Synnott from images sent back by Voyager 2 on January 13, 1986
and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U5. Based on light curves
and direct imaging, Belinda appears to be a very elongated object.
| discovery |
1986, by Voyager 2 |
| orbit semimajor axis |
75,260 km (46,770 miles) |
| diameter |
128 × 64 km (80 × 40 miles) |
| orbital period |
0.624 day (14 hr 59 min) |
| orbital eccentricity |
0.0001 |
| orbital inclination |
0.031° |
| visual albedo |
0.07 (assumed) |
Related entry
Uranus, moons
Related category
PLANETS
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