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Miranda is a natural satillite of [[Uranus]].
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Miranda
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:MirandaOrbiter2016.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Miranda in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Miranda, Uranus V
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Uranus]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2010.0
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|129.87×10<sup>6</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0014
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|96.44799101° <br> (1.683335 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|163.4949965° <br> (2.853526 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|242.2809905° <br> (4.228601 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|143.0330121° <br> (2.496397 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|235800 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|6.33×10<sup>19</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Miranda.cfg (Orbiter 2016)
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'''Miranda''' is innermost and smallest of the five [[natural satellites|moons]] of [[Uranus]]. It was discovered by [[w:Gerard Kuiper|Gerard Kuiper]] on 16 February 1948 at the [[w:McDonald Observatory|McDonald Observatory]] in [[w:Texas|Texas]] in the [[w:United States|United States]].
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== Miranda in Orbiter ==
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Miranda was first introduced to Orbiter in the add-on uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Miranda'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006-p1.5430/ Orbiter 2006-P1]||O-F Resources||060929||martins||Orbiter Download||29 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006.5431/ Orbiter 2006]||O-F Resources||060504||martins||Orbiter Download||4 May 2006||Orbiter 2006||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050329_update.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050329 Update]||AVSIM||050329||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn<br>Carl Romanik||Scenery||30 March 2005||||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/the-outer-planets-050223-update.2483/ The Outer Planets 050223 Update]||O-F Resources||2005-02-23||VF2_Rolf||Scenery||23 February 2005||||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p1.5434/ Orbiter 2003-P1]||O-F Resources||031105||martins||Orbiter Download||5 November 2003||Orbiter 2003-P1|
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=uranus-neptune-moons.zip&Author=&CatID=root Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon]||AVSIM||||Robert Stettner (Foxtrot)||Scenery||12 October 2002||||
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== See also ==
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[[w:Miranda (moon)|Miranda]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
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Miranda021012.jpg|<center>Miranda in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Miranda-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Miranda in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
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Miranda-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Miranda in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Miranda-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Miranda in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Miranda-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Miranda from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Miranda-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Miranda in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
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Miranda mosaic in color - Voyager 2.png|<center>Miranda as seen by the [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] spacecraft in 1986<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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[[Category:Articles]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
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[[Category:Solar System]]
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[[Category:Natural satellites]]
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[[Category:Satellites of Uranus]]
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Latest revision as of 02:39, 9 October 2024

Miranda
MirandaOrbiter2016.jpg
Miranda in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Miranda, Uranus V
Reference body Uranus
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2010.0
Semimajor axis (a) 129.87×106 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0014
Inclination (i) 96.44799101°
(1.683335 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 163.4949965°
(2.853526 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 242.2809905°
(4.228601 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 143.0330121°
(2.496397 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 235800 m
Mass 6.33×1019 kg
Note *Elements given are from Miranda.cfg (Orbiter 2016)


Miranda is innermost and smallest of the five moons of Uranus. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 16 February 1948 at the McDonald Observatory in Texas in the United States.

Miranda in Orbiter[edit]

Miranda was first introduced to Orbiter in the add-on uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Miranda
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Orbiter 2006-P1 O-F Resources 060929 martins Orbiter Download 29 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
Orbiter 2006 O-F Resources 060504 martins Orbiter Download 4 May 2006 Orbiter 2006
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050223 Update O-F Resources 2005-02-23 VF2_Rolf Scenery 23 February 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon AVSIM Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) Scenery 12 October 2002

See also[edit]

Miranda at Wikipedia

Gallery[edit]

  • Miranda in Orbiter 2002
  • Miranda in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Miranda in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Miranda in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Miranda from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Miranda in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Miranda as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986
    from Wikimedia Commons
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