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Revision as of 11:56, 30 September 2024
| Ariel | |
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| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
| 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 from uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Ariel in Orbiter 2002P3 
Ariel in Orbiter 2003P2 
Ariel in Orbiter 2005P1 
Ariel from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Ariel as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986
from Wikimedia Commons
| Uranus's natural satellites |
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| Named Satellites:
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| See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Uranus |
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