Caliban (moon)

Caliban (moon)

Caliban ( /ˈkælɨbæn/ KAL-i-ban or /ˈkælɨbən/ KAL-ə-bən) is the second largest retrograde irregular moon of Uranus. It was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson, Joseph A. Burns, and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope together with Sycorax and given the temporary designation S/1997 U 1.

Designated Uranus XVI, it was named after the monster character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

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