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Ferdinand

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Also known as Uranus XXIV, S/2001 U 2

moon of Uranus

Key facts

Discovered by
Matthew J. Holman John J. Kavelaars Dan Milisavljevic Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date
August 13, 2001 (independently rediscovered in 2003 )
Designation
Uranus XXIV
Pronunciation
/ ˈ f ɜːr d ə n æ n d /
Adjectives
Ferdinandian / f ɜːr d ə ˈ n æ n d i ə n /
Mean orbit radius
20,901,000 km
Orbital period sidereal
2887.21 d, (7.9 years)
Inclination
170° (to the ecliptic )
Satellite of
Uranus
Mean radius
6 km (estimate)
Surface area
~1300 km (estimate)
Volume
~4200 km (estimate)
Mass
~5.4 × 10 kg (estimate)
Mean density
~1.3 g/cm (assumed)
Synodic rotation period
11.84 ± 0.22 h
Axial tilt
?
Albedo
0.04 (assumed)
Temperature
~65 K (estimate)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
moon of Uranus
Parent body
Uranus
Radius
10
Orbital period
2887.21
Image
Ferdinand GeminiNorth 2003-09-20 annotated.gif
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time of discovery or invention
2003-09-24
discoverer or inventor
David Clifford Jewitt
provisional designation
S/2001 U 2
orbital eccentricity
0.3682
semi-major axis of an orbit
20901000
orbital inclination
170
albedo
0.040
Commons category
Ferdinand (moon)
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