Miranda
smallest of the large moons of Uranus
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Summary
Miranda is a moon of Uranus[1]. Miranda ranks in the top 3% of moon of uranus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,396 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Gerard Kuiper[3]
- Instance of: regular moon[4]
- Named after: Miranda[5]
- Commons category: Miranda (moon)[6]
- Parent astronomical body: Uranus[7]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 16, 1948[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Miranda (moon)[9]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.0013[10]
- Apparent magnitude: 15.8[11]
- Topic has template: Template:GeoTemplate/miranda[12]
- Different from: Miranda[13]
- Orbital inclination: 4.232[14]
- Area: 700,000[15]
- Mass: 66[16]
- Temperature: 60[17], 84[18]
- Orbital period: 1.413479[19]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 129,872[20]
- Diameter: 468[21]
- Albedo: 0.32[22]
- Surface gravity: 0.079[23]
Body
Influence
Things named for Miranda include Miranda Peaks[24], a mountain[25].
Why It Matters
Miranda has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Miranda is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Miranda include Miranda Peaks[24], a mountain[25].