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Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus
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Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus
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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Uranus S/2003 U 1 and S/2003 U 2 Object Description: Planet Satellites (moons) of Uranus Distance: The semi-major axis of Uranus's orbit about the sun is 19.18 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 2.9 billion km. S/2003 U 1 is 60,600 miles (97,700 km) away from Uranus. S/2003 U 2 is 46,400 miles (74,800 km) away from Uranus. Dimensions: The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 32,000 miles (51,000 km) at the equator. S/2003 U 1 is 10 miles (16 km) wide. S/2003 U 2 is 8 miles (12 km) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposal 9823: M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA Ames) and J. Lissauer (NASA Ames). Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): August 25, 2003 Filters: F330W("U"), F475W("g"), F606W("V"), F814W("I"), CLEAR About the Image Image Credit: NASA and M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA Ames) Release Date: September 25, 2003 Orientation: Hubble Spies Tiny Moons Circling Uranus [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Uranus S/2003 U 1 and S/2003 U 2 Object Description: Planet Satellites (moons) of Uranus Distance: The semi-major axis of Uranus's orbit about the sun is 19.18 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 2.9 billion km. S/2003 U 1 is 60,600 miles (97,700 km) away from Uranus. S/2003 U 2 is 46,400 miles (74,800 km) away from Uranus. Dimensions: The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 32,000 miles (51,000 km) at the equator. S/2003 U 1 is 10 miles (16 km) wide. S/2003 U 2 is 8 miles (12 km) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from proposal 9823: M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA Ames) and J. Lissauer (NASA Ames). Instrument: ACS/HRC Exposure Date(s): August 25, 2003 Filters: F330W("U"), F475W("g"), F606W("V"), F814W("I"), CLEAR About the Image Image Credit: NASA and M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA Ames) Release Date: September 25, 2003 Orientation: Hubble Spies Tiny Moons Circling Uranus [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…] Fast Facts
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*Release Date*:September 25, 2003 11:00 AM (EDT)
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*Title*:Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus
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*Title*:Hubble Uncovers Smallest Moons Yet Seen Around Uranus
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2003-29b
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*Description*:>
This time-lapse movie shows a newly discovered moon orbiting Uranus. The movie was made from a series of 4-minute exposures taken Aug. 25, 2003 with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The exposures were taken 5 minutes apart.
The moon, Uranus's tiniest known satellite, is temporarily designated as S/2003 U 2 until the International Astronomical Union formally certifies its discovery. S/2003 U 2 is 8 miles (12 km) wide and orbits 46,400 miles (74,800 km) away from Uranus, circling the planet in 14 hours and 50 minutes.
In this movie, the bright object below S/2003 U 2 is Belinda, whose orbital path is just 200 to 450 miles (300 to 700 km) from the new moon. The object above the new moon is another satellite, designated S/1986 U 10, seen here for the first time since the Voyager spacecraft snapped a picture of it in 1986.
The white concentric lines at left are part of the planet's system of 10 rings. Several other moons can be seen orbiting just outside the rings.
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This time-lapse movie shows a newly discovered moon orbiting Uranus. The movie was made from a series of 4-minute exposures taken Aug. 25, 2003 with the NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. The exposures were taken 5 minutes apart.
The moon, Uranus's tiniest known satellite, is temporarily designated as S/2003 U 2 until the International Astronomical Union formally certifies its discovery. S/2003 U 2 is 8 miles (12 km) wide and orbits 46,400 miles (74,800 km) away from Uranus, circling the planet in 14 hours and 50 minutes.
In this movie, the bright object below S/2003 U 2 is Belinda, whose orbital path is just 200 to 450 miles (300 to 700 km) from the new moon. The object above the new moon is another satellite, designated S/1986 U 10, seen here for the first time since the Voyager spacecraft snapped a picture of it in 1986.
The white concentric lines at left are part of the planet's system of 10 rings. Several other moons can be seen orbiting just outside the rings.
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