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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"| | + | |width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.41409993155 |
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− | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"| | + | |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. | + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00137850353892181 |
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− | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|97. | + | |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. | + | |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%"| | + | |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%"| | + | |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 | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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− | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"| | + | |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 | |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 | + | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Ariel.cfg (Orbiter 2005P1) |
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | !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|| | |[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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Ariel-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2002P3</center> | Ariel-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2002P3</center> | ||
Ariel-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2003P2</center> | Ariel-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2003P2</center> | ||
+ | Ariel-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Ariel in Orbiter 2005P1</center> | ||
Ariel HiRes.jpg|Ariel as seen by the [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] spacecraft in 1986<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | 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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Revision as of 03:32, 17 September 2024
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
Ariel was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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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
- Ariel as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986
from Wikimedia Commons
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: |
See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Uranus |
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