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Ophelia

Ophelia is a moon which orbits the planet Uranus.
 

 



Ophelia

 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

  Uranus

Date Discovered

  1/20/1986

Discoverer

  the Voyager 2 spacecraft

Distance From Planet

  53,764 km

Revolution Period

  0.38 days

Orbit Inclination

  0.091 degrees

Diameter

  32 km

Eccentricity

  0.01

Albedo

  0.07

Escape Velocity

  ~0.022 km/s

Temperature

  ~64 K

 
Description

Overview:
Ophelia is a satellite that revolves around the planet Uranus. Ophelia maintains a mean distance from Uranus of 53,764 km. It takes Ophelia 0.38 days to revolve around Uranus.

Details:
This moon is a relatively small satellite with a diameter of 32 km. Ophelia has an orbital eccentricity of 0.01 and an orbit inclindation of 0.091 degrees.

Discovery:
This satellite was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1905.