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.

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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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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)