Setebos (moon)

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Setebos
Uranus - Setebos image.jpg
Discovery image of Setebos (encircled)
Discovery
Discovered by
Discovery dateJuly 18, 1999
Designations
Designation
Uranus XIX
Pronunciation /ˈsɛtɛbʌs/ , [1] /-bɒs/ [2]
Adjectives Setebosian /ˌsɛtɛˈbsiən/ [3]
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius
17,418,000 km [4] [5]
Eccentricity 0.5914 [5]
2225.21 d
Inclination 158° (to the ecliptic) [4]
Satellite of Uranus
Physical characteristics
24 km (estimate) [6]
<50 km [7]
~7200 km2 (estimate)
Volume ~58,000 km3 (estimate)
Mass ~7.5×1016 kg (estimate)
Mean density
~1.3 g/cm3 (assumed)
~0.0063 m/s2 (estimate)
~0.0204 km/s (estimate)
4.255 ± 0.017 h [7]
?
Albedo 0.04 (assumed) [6]
Temperature ~65 K (estimate)

    Setebos /ˈsɛtɛbʌs/ is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. It was discovered on 18 July 1999 by John J. Kavelaars et al. and provisionally designated S/1999 U 1. [8]

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    Animation of discovery images taken in July 1999 Setebos discovery.gif
    Animation of discovery images taken in July 1999

    Confirmed as Uranus XIX, it is named after the god worshipped by Caliban and Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest .

    The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as Sycorax and Prospero, suggesting common origin. [9] However, this suggestion does not appear to be supported by the observed colours. The satellite appears neutral (grey) in visible light (colour indices B−V = 0.77 ,R−V = 0.35 ), [10] similar to Prospero but different from Sycorax (which is light red).

    A crater on Umbriel is also named after Setebos, but with the spelling Setibos.

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