Puck

Also known as Uranus XV, S/1985 U 1

moon of Uranus

AI overview

Puck is a small moon that orbits the planet Uranus. It was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1985 and remains one of the more distant and less-studied moons in our solar system.

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In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 117 inbound references to Puck, and connects out to moon of Neptune, Umbriel and spheroid.

Vinony files it under A Midsummer Night's Dream, Astronomical objects discovered in 1985 and Moons of Uranus.

Vinony links it to 61 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: regular moon
Named after: Puck
Parent body: Uranus
Radius: 81
Mass: 2.9
Orbital period: 0.76183287
Image: Uranus moon Puck.png

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Commons category: Puck (moon)
time of discovery or invention: 1985-12-30
discoverer or inventor: Voyager 2
provisional designation: S/1985 U 1
apparent magnitude: 20.5
orbital eccentricity: 0.00012
semi-major axis of an orbit: 86000
orbital inclination: 0.31921
volume as quantity: 2225000
albedo: 0.104
temperature: 64

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Article · Português

Puck é um satélite natural interno de Urano. Foi descoberto em dezembro de 1985 pela sonda Voyager 2. O nome Puck vem da mitologia céltica e do folclore inglês. A órbita de Puck está localizada entre os anéis de Urano e a primeira grande lua do planeta, Miranda. Puck tem uma forma aproximadamente esférica e um diâmetro de cerca de 162 quilômetros. Sua superfície escura é cheia de crateras, e apresenta sinais espectrais de gelo de água.

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