Puck

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Puck
Puck-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Puck from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Puck
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64792344792
Semimajor axis (a) 86081077.3775793 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00078056624073845
Inclination (i) 97.9776918187942°
(1.71003331574227 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 167.839470418568°
(2.92935137360764 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 513.024931693432°
(8.9539742028694 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 520.15537403214°
(9.07842389880346 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 77180 m
Mass 9.766×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 53913.6 (14.976 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 1.4346
LAN 2.9255
Note *Elements given are from Puck.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Puck (Uranus XV, S/1985 U 1) is the sixth largest moon of Uranus and its orbit lies between Uranus' rings and Miranda. It was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 30 December 1985. The name comes from a character from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Puck in Orbiter

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

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Puck
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn
Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik
Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Uranus Minor Moons O-F Resources 2004-12-14 Nighthawke Scenery 14 December 2004
Uranus AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 5 November 2002
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S/2023 U 1

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