Puck

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Puck
Puck-uranuszip.jpg
Puck from uranus.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Puck
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1979.999
Semimajor axis (a) 86010000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0001
Inclination (i) 0.0286478898°
(0.0005 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 268.7343947°
(4.6903 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 85.82334813°
(1.4979 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 331.6222422°
(5.7879 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 (uranus.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
Uranus AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 5 November 2002
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