Voyager 2 image of Ophelia.

OPHELIA - MOON OF URANUS

Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet". Ophelia was discovered in 1986 in Voyager 2 images.

Orbit

Ophelia, Uranus' second innermost moon, orbits at a distance of 53,760 kilometres. The orbit is more eccentric than most of Uranus' other small moons, with an eccentricity of 0.01

The orbits of Uranus' small moons.

Physical properties

Ophelia is Uranus' second smallest satellite, just 32 kilometres across. The mass and density are unknown.

Interior

The interior of Ophelia is unknown.

Magnetic field

No magnetic field has been detected.

Atmosphere

No atmosphere has been detected.

Surface

Ophelia is a dark object, with an albedo of just 0.07 it reflects only 7% of the sunlight it receives. There are no images of Ophelia's surface.

Shepherd

Ophelia appears to be involved in keeping Uranus' Epsilon ring in place. It shares this task with Cordelia.

More about Ophelia and Uranus' ring system.