rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)

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The rings of Uranus (photographic evidence) are the faint, narrow ring system encircling the planet Uranus, first revealed in telescope images and later studied in detail by spacecraft observations.

All labels observed (2)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observation dataset ⓘ
astronomical structure ⓘ
planetary ring system ⓘ
albedo low ⓘ
composition dark particles ⓘ
radiation-darkened material ⓘ
water ice ⓘ
discoveredBy Edward W. Dunham ⓘ
James L. Elliot ⓘ
Jessica Mink ⓘ
discoveryDate 1977-03-10 ⓘ
discoveryMethod stellar occultation ⓘ
firstImagedBySpacecraft Voyager 2 ⓘ
hasRing 4 ring ⓘ
5 ring ⓘ
6 ring ⓘ
dusty outer ring ⓘ
inner dusty ring ⓘ
α (alpha) ring ⓘ
β (beta) ring ⓘ
γ (gamma) ring ⓘ
δ (delta) ring ⓘ
ε (epsilon) ring ⓘ
ζ (zeta) ring ⓘ
η (eta) ring ⓘ
λ (lambda) ring ⓘ
μ (mu) ring ⓘ
ν (nu) ring ⓘ
hasShepherdMoon Cordelia ⓘ
Cressida ⓘ
Desdemona ⓘ
Juliet ⓘ
Ophelia ⓘ
Portia ⓘ
Rosalind ⓘ
inclinationToEquator small ⓘ
includes spacecraft images ⓘ
telescope images ⓘ
isFaint true ⓘ
isNarrow true ⓘ
numberOfMainRings 13 ⓘ
opticalDepth high for main narrow rings ⓘ
orbits Uranus ⓘ
photographicEvidenceFrom Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Keck Observatory ⓘ
Very Large Telescope ⓘ
Voyager 2 spacecraft ⓘ
linked to: Voyager 2

ground-based telescopes ⓘ
radiusOfEpsilonRingApprox_km 51149 ⓘ
ringSystemType narrow dense rings with dusty components ⓘ
spacecraftFlybyDate 1986-01-24 ⓘ
subjectOfObservation rings of Uranus ⓘ
usedFor brightness profile measurement ⓘ
dust distribution studies ⓘ
ring structure analysis ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lowell Observatory → discovery → rings of Uranus (photographic evidence) ⓘ
ringsOfUranusPhotographicEvidence → subjectOfObservation → rings of Uranus ⓘ
linked to: rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
Uranian system → hasComponent → rings of Uranus ⓘ
linked to: rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)