rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
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The rings of Uranus (photographic evidence) are the faint, narrow ring system encircling the planet Uranus, first revealed in telescope images and later studied in detail by spacecraft observations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rings of Uranus | 0 |
| ringsOfUranusPhotographicEvidence | 0 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observation dataset
ⓘ
astronomical structure ⓘ planetary ring system ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| composition |
dark particles
ⓘ
radiation-darkened material ⓘ water ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Edward W. Dunham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James L. Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Mink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1977-03-10 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | stellar occultation ⓘ |
| firstImagedBySpacecraft | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRing |
4 ring
ⓘ
5 ring ⓘ 6 ring ⓘ dusty outer ring ⓘ inner dusty ring ⓘ α (alpha) ring ⓘ β (beta) ring ⓘ γ (gamma) ring ⓘ δ (delta) ring NERFINISHED ⓘ ε (epsilon) ring ⓘ ζ (zeta) ring ⓘ η (eta) ring NERFINISHED ⓘ λ (lambda) ring ⓘ μ (mu) ring ⓘ ν (nu) ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShepherdMoon |
Cordelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cressida NERFINISHED ⓘ Desdemona NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Portia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclinationToEquator | small ⓘ |
| includes |
spacecraft images
ⓘ
telescope images ⓘ |
| isFaint | true ⓘ |
| isNarrow | true ⓘ |
| numberOfMainRings | 13 ⓘ |
| opticalDepth | high for main narrow rings ⓘ |
| orbits | Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photographicEvidenceFrom |
Hubble Space Telescope
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ⓘ
Keck Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ ground-based telescopes ⓘ |
| radiusOfEpsilonRingApprox_km | 51149 ⓘ |
| ringSystemType | narrow dense rings with dusty components ⓘ |
| spacecraftFlybyDate | 1986-01-24 ⓘ |
| subjectOfObservation | rings of Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
brightness profile measurement
ⓘ
dust distribution studies ⓘ ring structure analysis ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.