Uranus XIV - 1986U5
Belinda was named after the heroine in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock. It is the ninth satellite out from Uranus and was discovered from the Voyager 2 photographs.
| Belinda Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Voyager 2 |
| Date of discovery | 1986 |
| Mass (kg) | ? |
| Equatorial radius (km) | 34 |
| Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) | 5.3308e-03 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) | ? |
| Mean distance from Uranus (km) | 75,260 |
| Rotational period (days) | ? |
| Orbital period (days) | 0.623525 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) | 8.78 |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.000 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) | 0.03 |
| Visual geometric albedo | 0.07 |
| Magnitude (Vo) | 22.1 |
Belinda
This image of Belinda was acquired by Voyager 2 on January 23, 1986.
Belinda was never imaged at close range; consequently, it measures
about 3 pixels across on the original Voyager data.
This view has been magnified by a factor of 8.
(Credit: Calvin J. Hamilton)
Belinda & Ring System
This image shows Belinda and the ring system of Uranus. The bright
ring is the epsilon ring. Belinda is shown in the center of the small
box and has been enlarged in the inset box.
(Credit: Calvin J. Hamilton)
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