S/2023 U 1

Moon· orbits Uranus

S/2023 U 1 — moon of Uranus.

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Key facts

Orbit around Uranus
681 Earth days
1.86 Earth years

Science

Orbit around Uranus

Distance from Uranus
9,168,983 km
Orbital period
1.86 years
Eccentricity
0.1861
Inclination
134.85 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.00264 S⊕ · 1/379 of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard

S/2023 U 1 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Uranus detected in 2023 by S.S. Sheppard. It has not yet been given a permanent name, and little is known about it beyond its discovery and orbit.

Images

No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.