MOONS OF URANUS

Margaret moon

Margaret is one of 27 moons of the planet Uranus. Margaret is the only known prograde moon of Uranus, which means it rotates in the same direction as Uranus rotates (as opposed to retrograde rotation). Not much is known about this moon


Margaret image




Margaret facts

CHARACTERISTIC VALUE
Designation: Uranus XXIII
Mass: 5.5 x 1018 kg
Radius: 10 km
Density: 1.3 gm/cm3
Distance from planet: 14,345,000 km
Rotational period: ?
Orbital period: 1,687 days
Orbital velocity: 0.0085 km/sec
Eccentricity of orbit: 0.662
Inclination of orbit: 57 °
Albedo: 0.04
Atmosphere: none
Temperature: 65 K