Perdita
Perdita is a very small inner moon of Uranus. It is part of the Portia group of moons.
Facts About Perdita:
- Perdita is the 11th moon from Uranus.
- The discovery of Perdita happened over a period of time. It was present in photographs taken by the Voyager 2 space probe in 1986, but was not initially noticed. It wasn't until 1999 that Erich Karkoschka recognised it as a natural satellite. It then took until 2003 for photos from the Hubble Space Telescope to fully confirm it as a moon.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names: Perdita, Uranus XXV, S/1986 U10
Discovered: 1999 by Erich Karkoschaka (Voyager 2)
Diameter: 30 km
Mass: 18000000000000000 kg
Axial Tilt: 0.0000 °
Orbit Radius: 76417
Orbital Period: 0.638021 Earth days
Eccentricity: 0.00120000
Albedo: 0.0800
Volume: 14000 km3
Density: 1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area: 2800 km2
Escape Velocity: 0.0110 km/s
Adjective: Perditean