Miranda

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Miranda
MirandaOrbiter2016.jpg
Miranda in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Miranda, Uranus V
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2010.0
Semimajor axis (a) 129.87×106 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0014
Inclination (i) 96.44799101°
(1.683335 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 163.4949965°
(2.853526 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 242.2809905°
(4.228601 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 143.0330121°
(2.496397 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 235800 m
Mass 6.33×1019 kg
Note *Elements given are from Miranda.cfg (Orbiter 2016)


Miranda is innermost and smallest of the five moons of Uranus. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 16 February 1948 at the McDonald Observatory in Texas in the United States.

Miranda in Orbiter

Miranda was first introduced to Orbiter in the add-on uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Miranda
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050223 Update O-F Resources 2005-02-23 VF2_Rolf Scenery 23 February 2005
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
Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon AVSIM Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) Scenery 12 October 2002

See also

Miranda at Wikipedia

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Numbered Satellites:

S/2023 U 1

See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Uranus
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