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Rosalind is a small moon that orbits the planet Uranus. It was discovered in 1986 and is one of many moons in Uranus's system, though relatively little is known about it compared to some of the planet's larger moons.
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- Instance of
- moon of Uranus
- Parent body
- Uranus
- Radius
- 36
- Mass
- 250
- Orbital period
- 0.558459529
- Image
- Rosalind.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1986-01-13
- discoverer or inventor
- Voyager 2
- provisional designation
- S/1986 U 4
- Commons category
- Rosalind (moon)
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 69926.795
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.00011
- density
- 1.33
- does not have part
- atmosphere
- albedo
- 0.08
- orbital inclination
- 0.27876
- surface gravity
- 0.012
- temperature
- 64
- different from
- 900 Rosalinde
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Encyclopedic overview
There is also an asteroid called 900 Rosalinde.
Rosalind is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 4. It was named after the daughter of the banished Duke in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. It is also designated Uranus XIII.
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