Bianca (moon)
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| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | Voyager 2 | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1986 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 59,165 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.00088 | ||||||
| Orbital period | 0.43458d | ||||||
| Inclination | 0.16° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Uranus | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 51.4 km | ||||||
| Surface area | km2 | ||||||
| Mass | 9.3×1016 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 1.3 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.0093 m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.07 | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Bianca (bee-aang'-ka) is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the sister of Katherine in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. Other than its orbit and size, virtually nothing is known about it.
It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 1986-01-23, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 9. It is also designated Uranus VIII.
There is also an asteroid called 218 Bianca.
| Uranus' natural satellites edit (https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php?title=Template:Uranus_Footer&action=edit) |
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| 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 |