Uranus’ Moon Cordelia
Uranus’ moon Cordelia — Cordelia is the innermost moon of Uranus.
Apart from its orbital radius and dimensions, virtually nothing is known about it. It takes its name from the youngest daughter of Lear in William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Cordelia acts as the inner shepherd satellite for Uranus’ epsilon planetary ring. Cordelia’s orbit is within Uranus’ synchronous orbit radius, and is therefore slowly decaying due to tidal forces.
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Discovery
Discovered by Voyager 2
Discovered in 1986
Orbital characteristics
Mean radius 49,752 km
Eccentricity 0.00047
Orbital period 0.33503d
Inclination 0.14�
Physical characteristics
Equatorial diameter 40 km
Surface area km2
Mass 4.5�1016 kg
Mean density 1.3 g/cm3
Surface gravity 0.0074 m/s2
Rotation period ?
Axial tilt ?�
Albedo 0.07
Surface temp.
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa
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