Puck

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Puck
Puck-UranusandNeptuneMoonszip-Orbiter2016D3D9.jpg
Puck from Uranus and Neptune Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Designation
Name Puck
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006
Semimajor axis (a) 86044235.7345432 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.000390923892113881
Inclination (i) 97.7263593590289°
(1.70564673680223 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 167.96916291546°
(2.93161493469353 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 303.433288449776°
(5.29590994360227 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 650.716805269376°
(11.3571507500094 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 and Neptune Moons.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[edit]

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 and Neptune Moons O-F Resources 2014-09-30 T1234 Scenery 30 September 2014
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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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:

S/2023 U 1

See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Uranus
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