Quick facts
Parent planet
Diameter (mean)
72 km
Mass
2.5 × 10¹⁷ kg
3.4e-06 Moon masses
Mean orbital radius
69,930 km
Orbital period
0.558 Earth days
Discovery year
1986
Discoverer
Stephen P. Synnott (Voyager 2)
Naming origin
Heroine of As You Like It
Surface conditions
Rosalind is an inner moon orbiting between Belinda and Portia.
Missions and observations
Every Uranus-system mission has had an opportunity to image or characterize Rosalind. The list below is the Uranus-system mission catalog; specific Rosalind encounters are documented in mission archives.
| Mission | Year at Uranus | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Voyager 2 NASA |
1986 | Completed |
Naming etymology
Rosalind was the heroine of Shakespeare's As You Like It — disguised as a young man during much of the play, the role is one of Shakespeare's longest female parts. Adopted by the IAU in 1988.
Methodology & sources
Diameter, mass, and orbital parameters from JPL Solar System Dynamics — Physical Parameters. Discovery year and discoverer from the JPL Satellite Discovery Circumstances. Naming etymology from the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. Stylized SVG hero composed from NASA / JPL imagery as visual reference; no photographs are reproduced.