Rings of Uranus - List of Properties

List of Properties

This table summarizes the properties of the planetary ring system of Uranus.

Ring name Radius (km) Width (km) Eq. depth (km) N. Opt. depth Thickness (m) Ecc. Incl.(°) Notes
ζcc 26 840–34 890 8 000 0.8 ~ 10−4 ? ? ? Inward extension of the ζc ring
ζc 34 890–37 850 3 000 0.6 ~ 10−3 ? ? ? Inward extension of the ζ ring
1986U2R 37 000–39 500 2 500 <2.5 < 10−3 ? ? ? Faint dusty ring
ζ 37 850–41 350 3 500 1 ~ 10−3 ? ? ?
6 41 837 1.6–2.2 0.41 0.18–0.25 ? 1.0 × 10−3 0.062
5 42 234 1.9–4.9 0.91 0.18–0.48 ? 1.9 × 10−3 0.054
4 42 570 2.4–4.4 0.71 0.16–0.30 ? 1.1 × 10−3 0.032
α 44 718 4.8–10.0 3.39 0.3–0.7 ? 0.8 × 10−3 0.015
β 45 661 6.1–11.4 2.14 0.20–0.35 ? 0.4 × 10−3 0.005
η 47 175 1.9–2.7 0.42 0.16–0.25 ? 0 0.001
ηc 47 176 40 0.85 2 × 10−2 ? 0 0.001 Outward broad component of the η ring
γ 47 627 3.6–4.7 3.3 0.7–0.9 150? 0.1 × 10−3 0.002
δc 48 300 10–12 0.3 3 × 10−2 ? 0 0.001 Inward broad component of the δ ring
δ 48 300 4.1–6.1 2.2 0.3–0.6 ? 0 0.001
λ 50 023 1–2 0.2 0.1–0.2 ? 0? 0? Faint dusty ring
ε 51 149 19.7–96.4 47 0.5–2.5 150? 7.9 × 10−3 0 Shepherded by Cordelia and Ophelia
ν 66 100–69 900 3 800 0.012 5.4 × 10−6 ? ? ? Between Portia and Rosalind, peak brightness at 67 300 km
μ 86 000–103 000 17 000 0.14 8.5 × 10−6 ? ? ? At Mab, peak brightness at 97 700 km

Read more about this topic:  Rings Of Uranus

Famous quotes containing the words list of, list and/or properties:

    “The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.”
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841–1935)

    “All is possible,
    Who so list believe;
    Trust therefore first, and after preve,
    As men wed ladies by license and leave,
    All is possible.”
    —Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)

    “A drop of water has the properties of the sea, but cannot exhibit a storm. There is beauty of a concert, as well as of a flute; strength of a host, as well as of a hero.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)