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Also known as Uranus XXI, S/2001 U 1

satellite naturale di Urano

Key facts

Discovered by
Matthew J. Holman John J. Kavelaars Dan Milisavljevic
Discovery site
Cerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date
13 August 2001
Designation
Uranus XXI
Pronunciation
/ ˈ t r ɪ ŋ k j ʊ l oʊ /
Named after
Trinculo ( The Tempest character)
Alternative names
S/2001 U 1
Satellite of
Uranus
Proper semi major axis
8,502,600 km (0.056836 AU )
Proper inclination
167.1° (to ecliptic )
Proper orbital period
2.05 years (749 d)
Precession of perihelion long
500.579374 arcsec / yr
Precession of asc node
303.868699 arcsec / yr
Mean diameter
12–19 km , 18 km
Albedo
>0.03
Spectral type
B–V = 1.09 ± 0.40 V–R = 0.35 ± 0.19
Apparent magnitude
25.4 (average)
Absolute magnitude h
12.7 , 11.92 ± 0.18

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
moon of Uranus
Parent body
Uranus
Radius
9
Orbital period
749.24
Image
Trinculo VLT 2002-09-03 annotated.png
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semi-major axis of an orbit
8578000
orbital inclination
167
time of discovery or invention
2001-08-13
discoverer or inventor
Dan Milisavljevic
provisional designation
S/2001 U 1
orbital eccentricity
0.2200
volume as quantity
3000
albedo
0.040
Commons category
Trinculo (moon)
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