Setebos /ˈsɛtɛbʌs/ is one of the outermost retrograde irregular satellites of Uranus. It was discovered on 18 July 1999 by John J. Kavelaars et al. and provisionally designated S/1999 U 1.
Confirmed as Uranus XIX, it is named after the god Setebos worshipped by Caliban and Sycorax in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as Sycorax and Prospero, suggesting common origin. However, this suggestion does not appear to be supported by the observed colours. The satellite appears neutral (grey) in visible light (colour indices B−V = 0.77 , R−V = 0.35 ), similar to Prospero but different from Sycorax (which is light red).
A crater on Umbriel is also named after Setebos, but with the spelling Setibos.
See also
- Grav, Tommy; Holman, Matthew J.; Fraser, Wesley C. (2004-09-20). "Photometry of Irregular Satellites of Uranus and Neptune". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (1): L77 – L80. arXiv:astro-ph/0405605. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613L..77G. doi:10.1086/424997. S2CID 15706906.
- Sheppard, S.S.; Jewitt, D.; Kleyna, J. (2005). "An ultradeep survey for irregular satellites of Uranus: Limits to completeness". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (1): 518–525. arXiv:astro-ph/0410059. Bibcode:2005AJ....129..518S. doi:10.1086/426329. S2CID 18688556.
External links
- "Setebos" (profile). Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. via "Solar System Exploration". NASA.
- Jewitt, D.C. (c. 2008). "Hawaii Irregular Satellites Survey". Uranus' moons. David Jewitt pages. University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- Sheppard, S.S. "Uranus' known satellites".
- "Natural satellites". Ephemeris service. Minor Planet Center (MPC). Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
References
Gladman, B. J.; Kavelaars, J. J.; Holman, M. J., Petit, J.-M.; Scholl, H.; Nicholson, P. D.; and Burns, J. A.; The Discovery of Uranus XIX, XX, and XXI, Icarus, 147 (2000), pp. 320–324 /wiki/Brett_J._Gladman ↩
Grav, Tommy; Holman, Matthew J.; Gladman, Brett J.; and Aksnes, Kaare; Photometric survey of the irregular satellites, Icarus, 166, (2003), pp. 33–45. arXiv:astro-ph/0301016 /wiki/Tommy_Grav ↩
Grav, Holman & Fraser 2004. - Grav, Tommy; Holman, Matthew J.; Fraser, Wesley C. (2004-09-20). "Photometry of Irregular Satellites of Uranus and Neptune". The Astrophysical Journal. 613 (1): L77 – L80. arXiv:astro-ph/0405605. Bibcode:2004ApJ...613L..77G. doi:10.1086/424997. S2CID 15706906. https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0405605 ↩