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'''Ariel''' is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Uranus]].
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Ariel
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:ArielOrbiter2016.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Ariel in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Ariel
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Uranus
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.41409993155
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|190940711.743871 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00137850353892181
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|97.79230874° <br> (1.70679777059387 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|167.6951854° <br> (2.92683312555822 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|236.6892802° <br> (4.13100724283391 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|583.1923962° <br> (10.1786274867353 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|578900 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.27×10<sup>21</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Ariel.cfg (Orbiter 2005P1)
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'''Ariel''' is the fourth-largest moon of [[Uranus]], orbiting in the planet's equatorial plane. It is the second of the major satellites of Uranus.
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Ariel was discovered by [[w:William Lassell|William Lassell]] on 24 October 1851.
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== Ariel in Orbiter ==
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Ariel was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Ariel'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p1.5434/ Orbiter 2003-P1]||O-F Resources||031105||martins||Orbiter Download||5 November 2003||Orbiter 2003-P1||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=uranus-neptune-moons.zip&Author=&CatID=root Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon]||AVSIM||||Robert Stettner (Foxtrot)||Scenery||12 October 2002||||
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== See also ==
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[[w:Ariel (moon)|Ariel]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
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Ariel021012.jpg|<center>Ariel from uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Ariel-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
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Ariel-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Ariel-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Ariel HiRes.jpg|Ariel as seen by the [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] spacecraft in 1986<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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</gallery>
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[[Category: Articles]]
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[[Category:Natural satellites]]
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[[Category:Satellites of Uranus]]

Latest revision as of 03:32, 17 September 2024

Ariel
ArielOrbiter2016.jpg
Ariel in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Ariel
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 190940711.743871 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00137850353892181
Inclination (i) 97.79230874°
(1.70679777059387 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 167.6951854°
(2.92683312555822 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 236.6892802°
(4.13100724283391 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 583.1923962°
(10.1786274867353 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 578900 m
Mass 1.27×1021 kg
Note *Elements given are from Ariel.cfg (Orbiter 2005P1)

Ariel is the fourth-largest moon of Uranus, orbiting in the planet's equatorial plane. It is the second of the major satellites of Uranus.

Ariel was discovered by William Lassell on 24 October 1851.

Ariel in Orbiter[edit]

Ariel was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Ariel
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003 Orbiter 2003-P1
Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon AVSIM Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) Scenery 12 October 2002

See also[edit]

Ariel at Wikipedia

  • Ariel from uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Ariel in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Ariel in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Ariel in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Ariel as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986
    from Wikimedia Commons
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Uranus's natural satellites

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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

See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Uranus
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