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Desdemona
Uranus: Moons: Desdemona

Desdemona is named after the wife of Othello in Shakespeare's play Othello. It is the fifth known satellite of Uranus and was discovered by Voyager 2.

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Just the Facts
Distance from Uranus: 
62,658 km
Equatorial Radius: 
27 km
Mass: 
800,000,000,000,000,000 kg
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