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Uranus is surrounded by rings and moons in the new Webb image. The central bright feature on the planet is Uranus' seasonal north polar cap. - NASA/ESA/CSA/ STScI
Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System, has 28 confirmed moons. The 27 with names are named after characters that appear in, or are mentioned in, William Shakespeare's plays and Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock. [1] Uranus's moons are divided into three groups: thirteen inner moons, five major moons, and ten irregular moons.
Puck—the largest inner moon of Uranus—was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 30 December 1985. It was given the temporary designation S/1985 U 1. [11]The moon was later named after the character Puck who appears in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, a little sprite who travels around the globe at night with the fairies.
English: This line graph illustrates the number of moons known for each outer planet over time. Particular highlights include: the discovery of the Galilean satellites in 1610; the discoveries of Uranus and Neptune in 1781 and 1846; the discovery of Amalthea in 1892, after which the primary method of satellite discovery became photographic
This discovery image shows the new Uranian moon S/2023 U1 using the Magellan telescope on November 4, 2023. Uranus (upper left) is just off the field of view.
Astronomers have used telescope data to color-correct Voyager 2 images of Neptune and Uranus, revealing that the planets have a similar greenish blue hue.
Because the moon is small and dark, it was not seen in the heavily scrutinized images taken by Voyager 2 during its Uranus flyby in 1986. However, it is brighter than another moon, Perdita, which was discovered from Voyager's photos in 1997. This led scientists to re-examine the old photos again, and the satellite was finally found in the ...
Belinda is an inner satellite of the planet Uranus. Belinda was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986 and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 5. [10] It is named after the heroine of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. It is also designated Uranus XIV. [11]