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RINGS OF URANUS
Rings of Uranus :
- as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope at right, above;
- as seen with adaptative optics at ESO at right, below.
Images taken in infrared.
| Rings and inner satellites |
Distance from the center of Uranus in km |
Ring width in km | Thickness | Albedo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 U2R | 38 000 | 2 500 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| ring 6 | 41 840 | 1 to 3 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| ring 5 | 42 230 | 2 to 3 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| ring 4 | 42 580 | 2 to 3 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| alpha α | 44 720 | 7 to 12 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| beta β | 45 670 | 7 to 12 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| heta η | 47 190 | 0 to 2 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| gamma γ | 47 630 | 1 to 4 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| delta δ | 48 290 | 3 to 9 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| satellite Cordelia (U-6) |
49 752 | - | - | - |
| 1986 U1R | 50 020 | 1 to 2 | 100 m | 0.03 |
| epsilon ε ("shepherded" by U-6 and U-7) |
51 140 | 20 to 100 | less than 150 m | 0.03 |
| satellite Ophelia (U-7) |
53 764 | - | - | - |