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Juliet

Juliet is a satellite that orbits the planet Uranus.
 

 



Juliet

 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

  Uranus

Date Discovered

  1/9/1986

Discoverer

  the Voyager 2 spacecraft

Distance From Planet

  64,358 km

Revolution Period

  0.49 days

Orbit Inclination

  0.04 degrees

Diameter

  42 km

Eccentricity

  0

Albedo

  0.07

Escape Velocity

  ~0.058 km/s

Temperature

  ~64 K

 
Description

Overview:
Juliet is a moon that revolves around the planet Uranus. Juliet maintains a mean distance from Uranus of 64,358 km. It takes this moon 0.49 days to revolve around its planet.

Details:
Juliet is a relatively small moon for our solar system with a diameter of 42 km. It has an orbital eccentricity of 0 and an orbital inclination of 0.04 degrees.

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