Setebos

Moon· orbits Uranus

Setebos is a moon orbiting Uranus.

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Key facts

Orbit around Uranus
5.99 Earth years
2,188 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Uranus

Distance from Uranus
0.104 AU
Orbital period
5.99 years
Eccentricity
0.4765
Inclination
137.94 °

Radiation & temperature

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

Discovery & history

By
J.J. Kavelaars, B. Gladman, M. Holman, J.-M. Petit, H. Scholl

Setebos was discovered in 1999 by J.J. Kavelaars and colleagues. Uranus's moons are named after characters from the plays of Shakespeare and the poetry of Alexander Pope. Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.

Images

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