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Trinculo
Discovery
Discovered by Matthew J. Holman,
John J. Kavelaars,
Dan Milisavljevic
Discovered in August 13, 2001
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius 8,578,000 km
Eccentricity 0.2079
Orbital period 759.03 d
Inclination 147.83° (to Uranus' equator)
167.001° (to the local Laplace plane)
166.23° (to the ecliptic)
Is a satellite of Uranus
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter 10 km
Surface area ~300 km2
Volume ~500 km3
Mass 7.5×1014 kg
Mean density ~1.5 g/cm3
Surface gravity ~0.0021 m/s2
Escape velocity ~0.0045 km/s
Rotation period  ?
Axial tilt  ?°
Albedo 0.04 (assumed)
Surface temp.
min mean max
 ? K ~65 K  ? K
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa

Trinculo (tring'-kew-loe) is a natural satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Holman, et al. on 2001-08-13, and given the temporary designation S/2001 U 1. It is also designated Uranus XXI. It is named after the jester 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 Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 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. ... In classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment with one endpoint on the circle (i. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... Inclination is one of the six orbital parameters describing the shape and orientation of a celestial orbit and is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of the reference (usually planets equator or the ecliptic), stated in degrees. ... The Laplace plane is defined as the mean plane occupied by the orbit of a satellite during a precession cycle. ... The plane of the Ecliptic is well seen in this picture from the 1994 lunar prospecting Clementine spacecraft. ... Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 120 kPa Hydrogen 83% Helium 15% Methane 1. ... For the geometric term, see diameter. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Volume (also called capacity) is a quantification of how much space an object occupies. ... A cubic kilometre (symbol km³) is an SI derived unit of volume. ... Mass is a property of physical objects that, roughly speaking, measures the amount of matter they contain. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... It has been suggested that Law of universal gravitation be merged into this article or section. ... Acceleration is the time rate of change of velocity, and at any point on a v-t graph, it is given by the gradient of the tangent to that point In physics, acceleration (symbol: a) is defined as the rate of change (or time derivative) of velocity. ... In physics, for a given gravitational field and a given position, the escape velocity is the minimum speed an object without propulsion, at that position, needs to have to move away indefinitely from the source of the field, as opposed to falling back or staying in an orbit within a... On a prograde planet like the Earth, the sidereal day is shorter than the solar day. ... Axial tilt is an astronomical term regarding the inclination angle of a planets rotational axis in relation to its orbital plane. ... The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ... Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... The kelvin (symbol: K) is the SI unit of temperature, and is one of the seven SI base units. ... diurnal (daily) rhythm of air pressure in northern Germany (black curve is air pressure) Atmospheric pressure is the pressure above any area in the Earths atmosphere caused by the weight of air. ... The pascal (symbol Pa) is the SI unit of pressure. ... Moons of solar system scaled to Earths Moon The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 120 kPa Hydrogen 83% Helium 15% Methane 1. ... Matthew J. Holman is a Smithsonian Astrophysicist and lecturer at Harvard University. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... A jester or fool is a specific type of clown mostly associated with the Middle Ages. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ...

Uranus' natural satellitesedit
Cordelia | Ophelia | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | Juliet | Portia | Rosalind | S/2003 U 2 | Belinda
S/1986 U 10 | Puck | S/2003 U 1 | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | S/2001 U 3
Caliban | Stephano | Trinculo | Sycorax | S/2003 U 3 | Prospero | Setebos | S/2001 U 2

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Encyclopedia: Natural satellite (3486 words)
Several moons are thought to be captured asteroids; others may be fragments of larger moons shattered by impacts, or (in the case of Earth's Moon) a portion of the planet itself blasted into orbit by a large impact.
Most moons in the solar system are tidally locked to their primaries, meaning that one side of the moon is always turned toward the planet.
Exceptions are Saturn's moon Hyperion, which rotates chaotically due to a variety of external influences, and the outermost moons of the gas giants, which are too far away to become 'locked' (an example is Saturn's moon Phoebe).
Trinculo (moon) - definition of Trinculo (moon) in Encyclopedia (101 words)
Trinculo (moon) - definition of Trinculo (moon) in Encyclopedia
Trinculo ("TRING kyu lo") is a natural satellite of Uranus.
Trinculo is about 10 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Uranus at an average of 8,578,000 kilometers.
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