Adjectives Francisconian Eccentricity 0.1459 Discovered 2003 Orbits Uranus | Mean orbit radius 4,276,000 km Inclination 145° (to the ecliptic) Orbital period 267 days | |
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Discovered by Matthew J. Holman
John J. Kavelaars
Dan Milisavljevic
Brett J. Gladman Discovery date August 13, 2001 (confirmed in 2003) Discoverers Dan Milisavljevic, John J. Kavelaars, Brett J. Gladman, Matthew J. Holman Similar Brett J Gladman discoveries, Uranus moons, Other celestial objects | ||
Francisco (/frænˈsɪskoʊ/ fran-SIS-koh) is the innermost irregular satellite of Uranus.
Francisco was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. and Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003 from pictures taken in 2001 and given the provisional designation S/2001 U 3. Confirmed as Uranus XXII, it was named after a lord in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
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