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