Sycorax (moon)

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Sycorax (/ˈsɪkəræks/ SIK-or-aks) is the largest retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. Sycorax was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman Philip D. Nicholson Joseph A. Burns and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope together with Caliban and given the temporary designation S/1997 U 2.Officially confirmed as Uranus XVII it was named after Sycorax Caliban’s mother in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

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density (μ3)

1300.0

mass (kg)

2300.0

mean radius (km)

75000.0

orbital period (μ)

1.11307e+08

surface area (km2)

7e+10

temperature (K)

65.0

volume (km3)

1.8e+15

albedo

0.04

apparent magnitude

20.8

discovery date

1997-09-06

discoverer

John J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman, Hale telescope, Joseph A. Burns, Phil Nicholson

rotation period (s)

12960.0