Adjectives Francisconian Eccentricity 0.1459 Discovered 2003 | Mean orbit radius 4,276,000 km Orbital period 267 days | |
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Discovered by Matthew J. HolmanJohn J. KavelaarsDan MilisavljevicBrett J. Gladman Discovery date August 13, 2001 (confirmed in 2003) 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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