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Perdita

Uranus XXV

Proper NamePerdita
DesignationUranus XXV
Primary PlanetUranus
Family / ClassPortia group
Orbital Period15 hours, 18 minutes
Distance from UranusSemi-Major Axis: 76,400 km
Periapsis: 76,308
Apoapsis: 76,492
Eccentricity0.0012
Rotation Period15 hours, 18 minutes (synchronous orbit)
Mean Diameter30 km
19 miles
NotesThis small moon lies among the closest-orbiting of Uranus' satellites. It lies on the outer fringes of the Portia Group, a collection of Uranian moons named for Portia, their largest member, that orbit the planet at distances between about 60,000 km and 75,000 km.

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