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Ophelia
Uranus
VII
Moon
of
Uranus
Proper Name
Ophelia
Designation
Uranus
VII
Primary
Planet
Uranus
Family / Class
Inner
moons
Orbital Period
9 hours, 2 minutes
Distance from
Uranus
Semi-Major Axis
: 53,800 km
Periapsis
: 53,300 km
Apoapsis
: 54,300 km
Eccentricity
0.0099
Rotation Period
Not known
Mean
Diameter
c. 43 km
Notes
Ophelia is the second closest of
Uranus'
moons
to the
planet
, after tiny
Cordelia
. Together these two small
moons
shepherd
Uranus'
brightest
ring
, the ε (epsilon)
ring
, which circles the
planet
at a distance of some 51,000 km.
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Cordelia
Uranus
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