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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Caliban
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|<center>'''Caliban from ''uranus.zip'' in Orbiter 2002'''</center>
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|colspan="2" align="center"|<center>'''Caliban from ''UranusMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2'''</center>
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|7231000000 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|7165895370.02772 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.1588
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|140.8788627° <br> (2.4588 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|139.9162738° <br> (2.44199965427498 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|163.5393435° <br> (2.8543 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|175.1779057° <br> (3.05743123113727 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|146.195911° <br> (2.5516 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|514.9873361° <br> (8.98822462016113 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|309.294077° <br> (5.3982 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|821.5997934° <br> (14.3396215280119 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|2.9255
 
|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|2.9255
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Caliban.cfg (UranusMoons.zip)
 
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'''Caliban (Uranus XVI, S/1997 U 1)''' is one of the outer satellites of [[Uranus]]. It orbits It was discovered by the [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager2]] spacecraft in January 1986. It is named after the sister of Katherine in [[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[w:The Taming of the Shrew|The Taming of the Shrew]].
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'''Caliban (Uranus XVI, S/1997 U 1)''' is one of the outer retrograde irregular satellites of [[Uranus]]. It was discovered at the [[w:Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatory]] on 6 September 1997. It is named after monster character in [[w:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[w:The Tempest|The Tempest]].
  
 
== Caliban in Orbiter ==
 
== Caliban in Orbiter ==
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Caliban-uranuszip.jpg|<center>Caliban from ''uranus.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
Caliban-uranuszip.jpg|<center>Caliban from ''uranus.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Biancamoon.png|<center>Bianca as seen by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] in January 1986,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Caliban-UranusMoonszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Caliban from ''UranusMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Caliban discovery Palomar.gif|<center>Caliban imaged by the [[w:Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatory]] in 1997,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Animation of Sycorax orbit around Uranus.gif|<center>Animation of the orbits of Caliban, [[Francisco]], [[Stephano]], [[Sycorax]], and [[Trinculo]],<br>from Wikimedia Commons.</center>
 
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 15 September 2024

Caliban
Caliban-UranusMoonszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg
Caliban from UranusMoons.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
Designation
Name Caliban
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 7165895370.02772 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.078349501030519
Inclination (i) 139.9162738°
(2.44199965427498 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 175.1779057°
(3.05743123113727 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 514.9873361°
(8.98822462016113 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 821.5997934°
(14.3396215280119 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 48970 m
Mass 4.769×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 50064480 (579.45 days)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 1.4346
LAN 2.9255
Note *Elements given are from Caliban.cfg (UranusMoons.zip)

Caliban (Uranus XVI, S/1997 U 1) is one of the outer retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. It was discovered at the Palomar Observatory on 6 September 1997. It is named after monster character in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Caliban in Orbiter[edit]

Caliban was first introduced into Orbiter with the add-on uranus.zip in November 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Caliban
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Uranus Minor Moons O-F Resources 2004-12-14 Nighthawke Scenery 14 December 2004
Uranus AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 5 November 2002
  • Caliban from uranus.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Caliban from UranusMoons.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Caliban imaged by the Palomar Observatory in 1997,
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Animation of the orbits of Caliban, Francisco, Stephano, Sycorax, and Trinculo,
    from Wikimedia Commons.
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Named Satellites: Ariel | Belinda | Bianca | Caliban | Cordelia | Cressida | Cupid | Desdemona | Ferdinand | Francisco | Juliet | Mab | Margaret | Miranda | Oberon | Ophelia | Perdita | Portia | Prospero | Puck | Rosalind | Setebos | Stephano | Sycorax | Titania | Trinculo | Umbriel

Numbered Satellites:| S/2023 U1

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