Uranus · natural satellite

Sycorax

Mean diameter: Not available
Mean orbital distance: 12,193,200 km from centre
Orbital period: 1,286 Earth days

Orbit & discovery

Surface gravity: Not available
Discovery: 1997
Discoverer / team: P.D. Nicholson, B.J. Gladman, J.A. Burns, J.J. Kavelaars
Provisional designation: S/1997 U2
JPL satellite ID: 717
Orbital eccentricity: 0.52
Inclination: 157 degrees

Inclination reference: ecliptic. Mean-element epoch: 2020-01-01.0 TDB · URA117.

Diameters use volume-equivalent mean radii, including for irregular bodies. Mean orbital elements describe an orbit; they are not live positions. Missing physical measurements remain unavailable.

Missions in the Uranus system · 1 records

1 launches · 0 linked events

These records cover the planetary system. A system mission did not necessarily visit this moon. Dedicated targets are marked separately; programme events include the journey and briefings. Launch outcomes do not establish arrival, landing success or present spacecraft operation.

Dedicated targets only

PLANETARY SYSTEM

Voyager 2

August 20, 1977 · UTC

Lockheed Martin · Titan IIIE

1 records from the complete 9,386‑record production catalogue.

Sources & measurements