- Source: Prospero (moon)
Prospero is a relatively small retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus discovered on 18 July 1999 by the astrophysicist Matthew Holman and his team, and given the provisional designation S/1999 U 3. Confirmed as Uranus XVIII it was named after the sorcerer Prospero in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as Sycorax and Setebos, suggesting common origin. However, this suggestion does not appear to be supported by the observed colours. The satellite appears neutral (grey) in visible light (colour indices B−V=0.80, R−V=0.39), similar to Setebos but different from Sycorax (which is light red).
See also
Uranus' natural satellites
Irregular satellites
References
Grav, Tommy; Holman, Matthew J.; Fraser, Wesley C. (20 September 2004). "Photometry of Irregular Satellites of Uranus and Neptune". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (1): L77–L80. arXiv:astro-ph/0405605. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613L..77G. doi:10.1086/424997. S2CID 15706906.
Sheppard, S. S.; Jewitt, D.; Kleyna, J. (2005). "An Ultradeep Survey for Irregular Satellites of Uranus: Limits to Completeness". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (1): 518–525. arXiv:astro-ph/0410059. Bibcode:2005AJ....129..518S. doi:10.1086/426329. S2CID 18688556.
External links
Prospero Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration
David Jewitt pages
Uranus' Known Satellites (by Scott S. Sheppard)
MPC: Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bus satelit
- Ralph Fiennes
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- Satelit Uranus
- Shin Goo
- Prospero (moon)
- Prospero (disambiguation)
- Moons of Uranus
- Natural satellite
- Sycorax (moon)
- Sycorax
- Miranda (The Tempest)
- Mooncalf
- List of natural satellites
- Stephano (The Tempest)
