Desdemona

Desdemona is one of the inner moons of Uranus.

Desdemona

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
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