Resonance orbits and the rings of Uranus

Details Resonance orbits and the rings of Uranus Resonance orbits and the rings of Uranus

Aug 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978natur.274..454s&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 274, Aug. 3, 1978, p. 454, 455.

Physics

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Orbital Resonances (Celestial Mechanics), Planetary Atmospheres, Planetary Orbits, Plasma Resonance, Uranus (Planet), Albedo, Ariel, Electromagnetic Absorption, Miranda, Ring Structures, Satellite Observation, Resonance, Orbits, Rings, Uranus, Satellites, Radius, Perturbations, Ariel, Titania, Oberon

Scientific paper

Attention is given to perturbations arising from the satellite pair Miranda-Ariel, and the 4:1 resonance of Miranda, in an evaluation of the resonance parameters of the rings of Uranus. It is suggested that the observed resonances may arise from the interaction of Miranda with a yet undiscovered inner satellite of the Uranus system. The hypothesized satellite would have an orbital radius of about 103,000 km, with a diameter of 100 km. Faint albedo is assumed (18-20 mag), but a large telescope operating in the absorption band of the Uranian atmosphere might detect it.

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