Trinculo (moon)

Trinculo

Discovery
Discovered by	Matthew J. Holman John J. Kavelaars Dan Milisavljevic Brett J. Gladman
Discovery date	August 13, 2001 (confirmed in 2002)
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius	8,504,000 km
Eccentricity	0.2200
Orbital period	749.24 d
Inclination	167° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite of	Uranus
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	9 km (estimate)
Surface area	~1,000 km2(estimate)
Volume	~3,000 km3(estimate)
Mass	~3.9×1015kg (estimate)
Mean density	~1.3 g/cm3(assumed)
Rotation period	?
Axial tilt	?
Albedo	0.04 (assumed)
Temperature	~65 K (estimate)

Trinculo (/ˈtrɪŋkjʊloʊ/ TRING-kew-loh) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by a group of astronomers led by Holman, et al. on 13 August 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 U 1.

Confirmed as Uranus XXI, it was named after the drunken jester Trinculo in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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