caliban (moon)

b>Caliban
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Discovery
align="left" \| Discovered by	Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns and John J. Kavelaars
align="left" \| Discovered in	September 6, 1997
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Orbital characteristics
align="left" \| Semimajor axis	7.1×10⁶ km
align="left" \| Eccentricity	0.08
align="left" \| Orbital period	578 day
align="left" \| Inclination	137.6 ° (retrograde)
align="left" \| Is a satellite of	Uranus
bgcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2" \| Physical characteristics
align="left" \| Mean diameter	98 km
align="left" \| Mass	7.3×10¹⁷ kg
align="left" \| Mean density	1.5 g/cm³
align="left" \| Surface gravity	0.02 m/s²
align="left" \| Rotation period	unknown
align="left" \| Axial tilt	98.723 °
align="left" \| Albedo	0.07
align="left" \| Atmosphere	none

Caliban (kal'-i-ban or kal'-ə-bən) is a moon of Uranus, named after the monster character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Caliban was discovered on 1997-09-06 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope. It was given the temporary designation S/1997 U 1. It is also designated Uranus XVI. They also discovered the moon Sycorax at the same time.

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