Juliet
The sixth moon in order of distance from Uranus. It is named after the heroine of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet and is also known as Uranus XI. Curiously, Juliet revolves around Uranus slightly faster than Uranus spins on its axis. Based on light curves and direct imaging, it appears to be a very elongated object.
| discovery |
1986, by Voyager 2 |
| semimajor axis |
64,350 km (39,990 miles) |
| diameter |
150 × 74 km (93 × 46 miles) |
| orbital period |
0.493 day (11 hr 50 min.)
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| orbital eccentricity |
0.0006 |
| orbital inclination |
0.056° |
| visual albedo |
0.07 (assumed) |
Related entry
Uranus, moons
Related category
PLANETS AND MOONS
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