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Juliet is a small moon that orbits the planet Uranus. It was discovered in 1986 and is one of Uranus's many moons, contributing to our understanding of the Uranian system.
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Juliet is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 2. It is named after the heroine of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It is also designated Uranus XI.
Juliet belongs to the Portia group of satellites, which also includes Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda, and Perdita. These satellites have similar orbits and photometric properties. Other than its orbit, size of 150 km × 74 km (93 mi × 46 mi), and geometric albedo of 0.08, little is known about Juliet.
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