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Rosalind

Rosalind
Discovery
Discovered byVoyager 2
Discovered in1986
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius69927 km
Eccentricity0.00009
Orbital period0.55846d
Inclination0.28°
Is a satellite ofUranus
Physical characteristics
Equatorial diameter~72 km
Surface area km2
Mass2.54×1017 kg
Mean density1.3 g/cm3
Surface gravity0.013 m/s2
Rotation period?
Axial tilt
Albedo0.07
Surface temp
minmeanmax
KKK
Atmospheric pressure0 kPa

Rosalind is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the daughter of the banished Duke in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it.