Sycorax (sik'-or-aks) is a moon of Uranus. Sycorax was discovered on 1997-09-06 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope. It was given the temporary designation S/1997 U 2. It is also designated Uranus XVII. Brett J. Gladman is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbias Department of Physics and Astronomy, in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... JJ Kavelaars is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. ... The Hale Telescope is the largest telescope at the Palomar Observatory. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1997 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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They also discovered the moon Caliban at the same time. Atmosphere none Caliban (kal-i-ban or kal-a-bun) is a moon of Uranus, named after the monster character in William Shakespeares play The Tempest. ...

Its orbital radius is approximately 12.2 million km from Uranus and is about 190 km in diameter, but this size estimate is based on the moon's apparent brightness and the assumption that it has an albedo of about 0.07. Its orbit is retrograde and highly inclined. Sycorax's composition is probably a mixture of rock and ice, and its unusually red color suggests a historical link with the Kuiper belt; Sycorax is probably a captured Kuiper Belt object. The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ... This article is about retrograde motion. ... Red is a color at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... Artists rendering of the Kuiper Belt and more distant Oort cloud. ...

Sycorax is named after Caliban's mother in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ...