Trinculo

Trinculo is a moon orbiting the planet Uranus.

Facts About Trinculo:

  • Trinculo is the 22nd moon from Uranus.
  • It is the smallest known moon of Uranus.
  • It was first photographed in 2001 but not confirmed as a moon until 2003.
  • It has a retrograde orbit, meaning that it orbits in the opposite direction to its parent planet's rotation.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names:  Trinculo, Uranus XXI, S/2001 U1

Discovered:  2001  by Holman et al.
Naming:  Named after the jester character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Diameter:  18 km
Mass:  3900000000000000 kg
Orbit Radius:  8504000 km
Orbital Period:  749.24 Earth days
Eccentricity:  0.22000000
Volume:  3000 km3
Density:  1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area:  1000 km2
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