Desdemona
Desdemona is one of the inner moons of Uranus.
Facts About Desdemona:
- Desdemona is the fifth moon from Uranus.
- It appears to be grey in colour and elongated in shape.
- It is possible that it will collide with another Uranian moon, Juliet, at some point in the far future (maybe within 100 million years).
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names: Desdemona, Uranus X, S/1986 U6
Discovered: 1986 by Stephen Synnott (Voyager 2)
Naming: Named after the character in William Shakespeare's play Othello.
Diameter: 64 km
Mass: 180000000000000000 kg
Orbit Radius: 62658
Orbital Period: 0.473649597 Earth days
Eccentricity: 0.00013000
Albedo: 0.8000
Volume: 164000 km3
Density: 1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area: 14500 km2
Escape Velocity: 0.0270 km/s
Adjective: Desdemonan, Desdemonian