Setebos (/ˈsɛtɨbʌs/ SET-ə-bus) is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. It was discovered on 18 July 1999 by John J. Kavelaars et al. and provisionally designated S/1999 U 1.Confirmed as Uranus XIX it is named after the god worshipped by Caliban and Sycorax in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as Sycorax and Prospero suggesting common origin.
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density (μ3)
1300.0
mass (kg)
7500.0
mean radius (km)
24000.0
orbital period (μ)
1.92258e+08
surface area (km2)
7.2e+09
temperature (K)
65.0
volume (km3)
5.8e+13
albedo
0.04
discovery date
1999-07-18
discoverer
Hans Scholl (astronomer), John J. Kavelaars, Matthew J. Holman, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc_Petit
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