Cupid

Cupid is a small inner moon of the planet Uranus.

Facts About Cupid:

  • Cupid is the 9th moon from Uranus, and the smallest of the inner satellites.
  • It was discovered using the Hubble Space Telescope.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names:  Cupid, Uranus XXVII, S/2003 U2

Discovered:  2003  by Mark Showalter and Jack Lissauer
Naming:  Named after the character in Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens.
Diameter:  18 km
Mass:  3800000000000000 kg
Axial Tilt:  0.0000 °
Orbital Period:  0.618 Earth days
Eccentricity:  0.00130000
Albedo:  0.7000
Volume:  3000 km3
Density:  1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area:  1000 km2
Escape Velocity:  0.0076 km/s
Adjective:  Cupidian
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