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Desdemona

Desdemona is a moon which orbits the planet Uranus.
 

 



Desdemona

 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

  Uranus

Date Discovered

  1/13/1986

Discoverer

  the Voyager 2 spacecraft

Distance From Planet

  62,659 km

Revolution Period

  0.47 days

Orbit Inclination

  0.16 degrees

Diameter

  58 km

Eccentricity

  0

Albedo

  0.07

Escape Velocity

  ~0.040 km/s

Temperature

  ~64 K

 
Description

Overview:
Desdemona is a moon that revolves around the planet Uranus. This moon maintains an average distance from Uranus of 62,659 km. It takes Desdemona 0.47 days to orbit Uranus.

Details:
Desdemona is a relatively small moon for our solar system with a diameter of 58 km. It has an eccentricity of 0 and an orbit inclindation of 0.16 degrees.

Discovery:
This moon was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in the year 1986.