Stephano

Stephano is a small moon orbiting the planet Uranus.

Stephano

Facts About Stephano:

  • Stephano is the 21st moon from Uranus.
  • It has a retrograde orbit, so it orbits in the opposite direction to the planet's rotation.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names:  Stephano, Uranus XX, S/1999 U2

Discovered:  1999  by Gladman et al.
Naming:  Named after a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Diameter:  32 km
Mass:  22000000000000000 kg
Orbit Radius:  8004000
Orbital Period:  677.37 Earth days
Eccentricity:  0.22920000
Albedo:  0.0400
Volume:  20000 km3
Density:  1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area:  3000 km2
Escape Velocity:  0.0130 km/s
Adjective:  Stephanonian
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