Desdemona (moon)

Tags: Planet.

There is also a minor planet called 666 Desdemona.Desdemona (/ˌdɛzdɨˈmoʊnə/ DEZ-di-MOH-nə) is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 13 January 1986 and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 6. Desdemona is named after the wife of Othello in William Shakespeare’s play Othello.

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density (μ3)

1300.0

mass (kg)

1800.0

orbital period (μ)

0.0012096

surface area (km2)

1.45e+10

temperature (K)

64.0

volume (km3)

1.64e+14

discovery date

1986-01-13

discoverer

Voyager 2, Stephen P. Synnott

escape velocity (kmh)

97.2