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Confirmed as '''Uranus XX''', it was named after the [[Stephano (The Tempest)|drunken butler]] in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[The Tempest (play)|The Tempest]]'' in August 2000.<ref name="IAUC 7479" />
Confirmed as '''Uranus XX''', it was named after the [[Stephano (The Tempest)|drunken butler]] in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[The Tempest (play)|The Tempest]]'' in August 2000.<ref name="IAUC 7479" />


The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as [[Caliban (moon)|Caliban]], suggesting common origin.<ref name="Grav2003" />
The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as [[Caliban (moon)|Caliban]], suggesting a common origin.<ref name="Grav2003" />


[[File:Animation of Sycorax orbit around Uranus.gif|thumb|left|Animation of several irregular moons' orbits around Uranus, including that of Stephano's.<br>{{legend2|Lime| [[Uranus]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| Magenta | [[Sycorax (moon)|Sycorax]]}}{{·}}{{legend2|Cyan| [[Francisco (moon)|Francisco]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| Gold | [[Caliban (moon)|Caliban]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| OrangeRed | Stephano }}{{·}}{{legend2| Green | [[Trinculo (moon)|Trinculo]]}}]]
[[File:Animation of Sycorax orbit around Uranus.gif|thumb|left|Animation of several irregular moons' orbits around Uranus, including that of Stephano's.<br>{{legend2|Lime| [[Uranus]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| Magenta | [[Sycorax (moon)|Sycorax]]}}{{·}}{{legend2|Cyan| [[Francisco (moon)|Francisco]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| Gold | [[Caliban (moon)|Caliban]] }}{{·}}{{legend2| OrangeRed | Stephano }}{{·}}{{legend2| Green | [[Trinculo (moon)|Trinculo]]}}]]

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Stephano (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 1999, and given the provisional designation S/1999 U 2.[1][2][3][4][5]

Confirmed as Uranus XX, it was named after the drunken butler in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest in August 2000.[6]

The orbital parameters suggest that it may belong to the same dynamic cluster as Caliban, suggesting a common origin.[7]

File:Animation of Sycorax orbit around Uranus.gif
Animation of several irregular moons' orbits around Uranus, including that of Stephano's.
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Animation of discovery images taken by the CFHT in July 1999

See also

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