Ariel
Orbit data
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Object data
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Nomenclature
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Links
Ariel
Uranus I
Orbit data
Mean distance from the planet
Uranus
191.020
km
Orbital period around the planet
Uranus
(
sideric
)
2,5203
d
Mean
orbital velocity
5,52
km/s
Orbital
inclination
0,31
°
Eccentricity
of the orbit around the planet
Uranus
0,0034
Object data
Discovered by
William Lassell
1851
Mass
1,35 × 10
21
kg
Equatorial radius
581,1 × 577,9 × 577,7
km
Mean density
1,670
g/cm³
Escape velocity
0,541
km/s
Rotational period
(synchronous)
2,5203
d
Albedo
0,35
Apparent magnitude
+ 14,2
m
vis
Nomenclature
Ariel
is watchful sylphe in "The Rape of the Lock" from Alexander Pope.
Links
NASA (Voyager 2) -
Uranian System
© Calvin J. Hamilton ("Views of the Solar System")
NASA (Voyager 2) -
Color Image of Ariel
© Calvin J. Hamilton ("Views of the Solar System")
NASA (Voyager 2) -
Highest Resolution Mosaic of Ariel
© Calvin J. Hamilton ("Views of the Solar System")
Welcome to the Planets
Online version of the "Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM"
A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System -
The Nine Planets
© William A. Arnett
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Bernd Onasch
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