| Name |
Diameter(s) (km) |
Mean Distance From Planet (×103 km) |
Rotational Period (days) |
Orbital Period (days) |
Orbital Inclination |
Orbital Eccentricity |
Albedo (%) |
| Cordelia | 26 | 49.77 | 0.335034 | 0.08° | 0.0003 | 7 | |
| Ophelia | 30 | 53.79 | 0.376400 | 0.10° | 0.0099 | 7 | |
| Bianca | 42 | 59.17 | 0.434579 | 0.19° | 0.0009 | 7 | |
| Cressida | 62 | 61.78 | 0.463570 | 0.01° | 0.0004 | 7 | |
| Desdemona | 54 | 62.68 | 0.473650 | 0.11° | 0.0001 | 7 | |
| Juliet | 84 | 64.35 | 0.493065 | 0.07° | 0.0007 | 7 | |
| Portia | 108 | 66.09 | 0.513196 | 0.06° | 0.0000 | 7 | |
| Rosalind | 54 | 69.94 | 0.558460 | 0.28° | 0.0001 | 7 | |
| Un-named | 40 | 75 | 0.62 | 0.0° | 0.0 | ||
| Belinda | 66 | 75.26 | 0.623527 | 0.03° | 0.0001 | 7 | |
| Puck | 144 | 86.01 | 0.761833 | 0.32° | 0.0001 | 7 | |
| Miranda | 480 × 468.4 × 465.8 | 129.39 | 1.413479 | 1.413479 | 4.22° | 0.0027 | 27 |
| Ariel | 1162 × 1156 × 1155 | 191.02 | 2.520379 | 2.520379 | 0.31° | 0.0034 | 35 |
| Umbriel | 1,169.4 | 266.30 | 4.144177 | 4.144177 | 0.36° | 0.0050 | 19 |
| Titania | 1,577.8 | 435.91 | 8.705872 | 8.705872 | 0.14° | 0.0022 | 28 |
| Oberon | 1,522.8 | 583.52 | 13.463239 | 13.463239 | 0.10° | 0.0008 | 25 |
| Caliban | 60 | 7,169 | -579 | 139.7° | 0.082 | 7 | |
| Sycorax | 120 | 12,214 | -1,289 | 152.7° | 0.509 | 7 |
Name
Diameter
Mean Distance From Planet
Rotational and Orbital Periods
As seen from above the north pole of the Earth, most of the planets and satellites revolve in an anticlockwise direction. This is called Direct Rotation. Some satellites revolve in a clockwise sense. This is called Retrograde Rotation and is shown by the presence of a minus sign. Caliban and Sycorax revolve in the retrograde direction.
Orbital Inclination
Orbital Eccentricity
Albedo
The satellites of Uranus have names associated with Shakesperean characters.
Apart from Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon, all the satellites of Uranus are small bodies. Even the "big" five are among the smaller of the satellites of the Solar System.
The satellites are all fairly evenly spaced out apart from the very distant outer two.
The big five of Uranus' satellites rotate in the same period as they revolve around the planet. This is caused by the strong tidal forces exerted by the planet on the satellite. The outer satellites are less affected by tidal forces.
This is the angle of inclination of the satellite orbits compared to the planet's equatorial plane. Most of Uranus' satellites orbit very close to the planet's equator. Note that Uranus' equator is inclined virtually at right angles to the planet's orbital plane. The satellites follow this strange inclination. The outer two satellites are the exceptions.
The orbits of Uranus' satellites are nearly circular. The exception is Sycorax.
This is the percentage of sunlight that is reflected by the satellites. Most of Uranus' satellites are dark bodies.