Francisco (fran-sis'-koe, IPA /frænˈsɪsko/) is a natural satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. and Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003 from pictures taken in 2001. It is named after a lord in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Matthew J. Holman is a Smithsonian Astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University. ... JJ Kavelaars is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. ... Brett J. Gladman is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbias Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In physics, an orbit is the path that an object makes, around another object, whilst under the influence of a source of centripetal force, such as gravity. ... 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Following its discovery, Francisco was given the provisional designation S/2001 U 3. In addition to Francisco, this moon is also designated Uranus XXII.