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Puck
Uranus
XV
Moon
of
Uranus
Proper Name
Puck
Designation
Uranus
XV
Primary
Planet
Uranus
Orbital Period
18 hours, 17 minutes
Distance from
Uranus
Semi-Major Axis
: 86,004 km
Periapsis
: 85,994 km
Apoapsis
: 86,015 km
Eccentricity
0.0001
Rotation Period
18 hours, 17 minutes (synchronous
orbit
)
Mean
Diameter
162 km
101 miles
Notes
Following the convention of giving Shakespearean names to the
satellites
of
Uranus
, this small and irregular inner
moon
is named for Puck, the magical servant of
Prospero
in
The Tempest
.
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