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Planet Uranus Moons: Ariel
Ariel is a moon of the planet Uranus.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Ariel Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
1.27e+21 |
| Radius (km) |
578.9 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.56 |
| Distance from Uranus (km) |
191,240 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
2.520379 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
2.520379 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
5.52 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0034 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
0.31 |
| Visual albedo |
0.34 |
| Visual magnitude |
14.16 |
This moon is too faint to be viewed in most amateur telescopes.
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