List of Uranus's Moons
Uranus has 27 moons orbiting it. These moons are listed below.
Name of Moon | Diameter | Orbital Distance | Length of Orbit | Discovered | Discoverer | Group |
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Cordelia | 40 km
25 miles |
49,800 km 30,944 miles |
8 hours | 1986 | Richard J. Terrile | Shepherd |
Ophelia | 43 km
27 miles |
53,800 km 33,430 miles |
9 hours | 1986 | Richard J. Terrile | Shepherd |
Bianca | 54 km
34 miles |
59,200 km 36,785 miles |
10 hours | 1986 | Bradford A. Smith | Portia |
Cressida | 82 km
51 miles |
61,800 km 38,401 miles |
11 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Desdemona | 70 km
44 miles |
62,700 km 38,960 miles |
11 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Juliet | 106 km
66 miles |
64,400 km 40,016 miles |
12 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Portia | 140 km
87 miles |
66,100 km 41,073 miles |
12 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Rosalind | 72 km
45 miles |
69,900 km 43,434 miles |
13 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Cupid | 18 km
11 miles |
74,390 km 46,224 miles |
15 hours | 2003 | Mark Robert Showalter, Jack Jonathan Lissauer | Portia |
Belinda | 90 km
56 miles |
75,300 km 46,789 miles |
15 hours | 1986 | Stephen P. Synott | Portia |
Perdita | 26 km
16 miles |
76,420 km 47,485 miles |
15 hours | 1999 | Erich Karkoschka | Portia |
Puck | 162 km
101 miles |
86,000 km 53,438 miles |
18 hours | 1985 | Stephen P. Synott | Inner |
Mab | 24 km
15 miles |
97,740 km 60,733 miles |
22 hours | 2003 | Mark Robert Showalter, Jack Jonathan Lissauer | Inner |
Miranda | 480 km
298 miles |
129,900 km 80,716 miles |
34 hours | 1948 | Gerard Kuiper | Major |
Ariel | 1,162 km
722 miles |
190,900 km 118,620 miles |
60 hours | 1851 | William Lassell | Major |
Umbriel | 1,169 km
726 miles |
266,000 km 165,284 miles |
99 hours | 1851 | William Lassell | Major |
Titania | 1,578 km
981 miles |
436,300 km 271,104 miles |
9 days | 1787 | William Herschel | Major |
Oberon | 1,523 km
946 miles |
583,500 km 362,569 miles |
13 days | 1787 | William Herschel | Major |
Francisco | 22 km
14 miles |
4,276,000 km 2,656,978 miles |
267 days | 2003 | Matthew J. Holman, Brett J. Gladman and teams | Retrograde |
Caliban | 72 km
45 miles |
7,231,000 km 4,493,126 miles |
579 days | 1997 | Brett J. Gladman, J. J. Kavelaars, Phillip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns | Retrograde |
Stephano | 32 km
20 miles |
8,004,000 km 4,973,445 miles |
676 days | 1999 | Brett J. Gladman, J. J. Kavelaars, Matthew J. Holman, Jean-Mark Petit, Hans Scholl | Retrograde |
Trinculo | 18 km
11 miles |
8,504,000 km 5,284,130 miles |
758 days | 2001 | Matthew J. Holman and team | Retrograde |
Sycorax | 150 km
93 miles |
12,179,000 km 7,567,665 miles |
1283 days | 1997 | Brett J. Gladman, J. J. Kavelaars, Phillip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns | Retrograde |
Margaret | 20 km
12 miles |
14,345,000 km 8,913,553 miles |
1695 days | 2003 | Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt | Prograde |
Prospero | 50 km
31 miles |
16,256,000 km 10,100,991 miles |
1977 days | 1999 | Brett J. Gladman, J. J. Kavelaars, Matthew J. Holman, Jean-Mark Petit, Hans Scholl | Retrograde |
Setebos | 48 km
30 miles |
17,418,000 km 10,823,023 miles |
2235 days | 1999 | Brett J. Gladman, J. J. Kavelaars, Matthew J. Holman, Jean-Mark Petit, Hans Scholl | Retrograde |
Ferdinand | 20 km
12 miles |
20,901,000 km 12,987,254 miles |
2823 days | 2003 | Matthew J. Holman and team | Retrograde |