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Discovery image of Caliban (S/1997 U 1)

Target Name:  Caliban
Produced by:  Brett Gladman, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cornell University
Date Taken:  September 1997

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This shows the discovery image of Caliban a faint moon of Uranus. It is designated as S/1997 U 1 and was later named Caliban. The glare from Uranus, which was placed intentionally off the frame to avoid saturating the detector, is visible at the right.

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