Francisco (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Matthew J. Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Dan Milisavljevic, and Brett J. Gladman | ||||||
| Discovered in | August 13, 2003 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Semi-major axis | 4,276,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.1459 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 266.56 d | ||||||
| Inclination | 135.14° (to Uranus' equator) 145.220° (to the local Laplace plane) 147.52° (to the ecliptic) | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 12 km | ||||||
| Surface area | ~450 km2 | ||||||
| Volume | ~900 km3 | ||||||
| Mass | 1.3Template:E kg | ||||||
| Mean density | ~1.5 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | ~0.0025 m/s2 | ||||||
| Escape velocity | ~0.0055 km/s | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) | ||||||
| Surface temp. |
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Francisco (fran-sis'-koe, IPA Template:IPA) is a natural satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. and Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003 from pictures taken in 2001. It is named after a lord in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Following its discovery, Francisco was given the provisional designation S/2001 U 3. In addition to Francisco, this moon is also designated Uranus XXII.
| Image:Uranus2 symbol.ant.png Uranus (satellites) edit |
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| Cordelia | Ophelia | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | Juliet | Portia | Rosalind | Cupid |
| Belinda | Perdita | Puck | Mab | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | Francisco |
| Caliban | Stephano | Trinculo | Sycorax | Margaret | Prospero | Setebos | Ferdinand |
| See also: Pronunciation key | Rings of Uranus |
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