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Titania
Titania is a satellite that orbits the planet Uranus.
 

 



Titania
 
 
Fact Sheet

Planet

   Uranus

Date Discovered

   01/11/1787

Discoverer

   William Herschel

Distance From Planet

   435,800 km

Mass

   3.49E+21 kg

Density

   1.7 g/cm³

Revolution Period

   8.7 days

Orbit Inclination

   0.1 degrees

Diameter

   1578 km

Eccentricity

   0.002

Albedo

   0.27

Escape Velocity

   0.73 km/s

Temperature

   ~61 K

 
Description

Overview:
Titania is a moon which revolves around the planet Uranus. This moon maintains a mean distance from Uranus of 435,800 km. It takes this moon 8.7 days to orbit its planet.

 Details:
This moon is a relatively large satellite for our solar system with a diameter of 1578 km. Titania has an eccentricity of 0.002 and an orbit inclindation of 0.1 degrees.

 Discovery:
This moon was discovered by William Herschel in the year 1787.