Caliban

Also known as Uranus XVI, S/1997 U 1

moon of Uranus

Key facts

Discovered by: Philip D. Nicholson Brett J. Gladman Joseph A. Burns John J. Kavelaars
Discovery site: Hale Telescope at Palomar Obs.
Discovery date: 6 September 1997
Designation: Uranus XVI
Pronunciation: / ˈ k æ l ə b æ n /
Named after: Caliban
Alternative names: S/1997 U 2
Adjectives: Calibanian / k æ l ə ˈ b eɪ n i ə n /
Observation arc: 17.96 yr (6,559 d )
Semi major axis: 7,163,810 km (0.0478871 AU)
Orbital period sidereal: 1.59 yr (579.26 d)
Mean anomaly: 294.66253 °
Mean motion: 0° 37 17.345 / day
Inclination: 139.90814° (to the ecliptic ) , 140.878° (to local Laplace plane )
Longitude of ascending node: 175.21248°
Argument of perihelion: 342.53671°
Satellite of: Uranus
Group: Caliban group

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Radius: 36
Mass: 300
Orbital period: 579.26
Image: Caliban feat.png

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time of discovery or invention: 1997-09-06
provisional designation: S/1997 U 1
orbital eccentricity: 0.082347
density: 1.5
semi-major axis of an orbit: 7231000
orbital inclination: 139.90814
albedo: 0.040
Commons category: Caliban (moon)

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Caliban /ˈkælɪbæn/ is the second-largest irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale Telescope together with Sycorax and given the temporary designation S/1997 U 1.

Designated Uranus XVI, it was named after the monster character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.