After a long gap of 20 years, a new moon has been discovered around Uranus and two around Neptune increasing the lunar family of the solar system.
The newly discovered moons will now be named after characters from fabled plays by William Shakespeare and Greek mythology.
These are some of the faintest moons to have been discovered around the two giants at the edge of the Solar System. The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center has announced the discovery.
With the new discovery, Uranus has 28 moons orbiting it. At only 8 kilometers, it is probably the smallest of Uranus’ moons and orbits the planet once every 680 days.
The Uranian moon has been named S/2023 U1, which will eventually be named after a character from a Shakespeare play, in keeping with the naming conventions for outer Uranian satellites.
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