Uranus Uranus' Moons

Uranus and it's moons have a high inclination. Many are named after characters from Shakespere:

# Name Distance
(x1000km)		 Diameter
(km)		 Mass
(kg)		 Found
1 Cordelia 50 40 4.4x1016 1986
2 Ophelia 54 43 5.3x1016 1986
3 Bianca 59 51 9.2x1016 1986
4 Cressida 62 80 3.4x1017 1986
5 Desdemona 63 64 1.8x1017 1986
6 Juliet 64 94 5.6x1017 1986
7 Portia 66 135 1.7x1018 1986
8 Rosalind 70 72 2.5x1017 1986
9 Cupid 75 18 3.8x1015 2003
10 Belinda 75 90 4.9x1017 1986
11 Perdita 76 30 1.8x1016 1999
12 Puck 86 162 2.9x1018 1985
13 Mab 98 25 0.1x1017 2003
14 Miranda 129 472 6.33x1019 1938
15 Ariel 191 1,158 1.27x1021 1905
16 Umbriel 266 1,169 1.27x1021 2001
17 Titania 436 1,578 3.49x1021 2003
18 Oberon 584 1,523 3.03x1021 2003
19 Francisco 4,276 22 7.2x1015 2003
20 Caliban 7,231 72 2.5x1017 1997
21 Stephano 8,004 32 2.2x1016 1999
22 Trinculo 8,504 18 3.9x1015 2001
23 Sycorax 12,179 150 2.3x1018 1997
24 Margaret 14,345 20 5.4x1015 2003
25 Prospero 16,256 50 8.5x1016 1999
26 Setebos 17,418 48 7.5x1016 1999
27 Ferdinand 20,901 20 5.4x1015 2003

Uranus also has rings.

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