Orbits of the ten small satellites of Uranus
Orbital elements are presented for the ten small satellites discovered by Voyager 2 at Uranus. These ten new satellites, whose provisional IAU designations are 1985UI and 1986UI through 1986U9, lie for the most part in equatorial, circular orbits; the most notable exception is 1986U8, the outer epsilon-ring shepherd, whose eccentricity e = 0.0101. Unlike the Voyager discoveries at Saturn, which included two co-orbiting satellites and three librators, the ten small Uranian satellites all have quite different semimajor axes. 11 references.
- Research Organization:
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
- OSTI ID:
- 6208975
- Journal Information:
- Astron. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astron. J.; (United States) Vol. 93; ISSN ANJOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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