How Many Moons Does Uranus Have?

Uranus has 27 known moons. The planet Uranus has a ring system as well similar to other Jovian planets. It has a unique and least massive satellite system in our solar system. The combined mass of five of Uranus's satellites is less than Triton alone. The names of Uranus's moon are inspired by fictional sprites and fairies from Alexander Pope and Shakespeare's works.

Uranus has 27 natural satellites. Of these 27, the five main moons are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. All the satellites of Uranus have been named after the characters in the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Miranda has a diameter of 470 kilometres, a mass of 7 x 10 raised to the power of 19 kilograms, an orbital period of 129, 000 kilometres and an orbital period of 1.4d. Ariel has a diameter of 1, 160 kilometres, a mass of 14 x 10 raised to the power of 20 kilograms, an orbital period of 191, 000 kilometres and an orbital period of 2.5d. Umbriel has a diameter of 1, 170 kilometres, a mass of 12 x 10 raised to the power of 20 kilograms, an orbital period of 266, 000 kilometres and an orbital period of 4.1d. Titania has a diameter of 1, 580 kilometres, a mass of 35 x 10 raised to the power of 20 kilograms, an orbital period of 436, 000 kilometres and an orbital period of 8.7d. Oberon has a diameter of 1, 520 kilometres, a mass of 30 x 10 raised to the power of 20 kilograms, an orbital period of 584, 000 kilometres and an orbital period of 13.5d.    

Currently, there are 27 moons known to orbit Uranus, all of them named after characters from Shakespeare or Alexander Pope

Uranus has 17 moons.

Uranus has 27 satellites

Uranus has 27 known moons

Uranus has 27 known moons.