Natural Satellite

Umbriel

Umbriel is currently about 2,908,182,893 kilometres from Earth, or 19.44 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 2.7 hours out. It is 19.44 astronomical units from the Sun.

Umbriel (moon)
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The darkest of Uranus’s large moons, an ancient cratered world marked by a mysterious bright ring nicknamed the fluorescent cheerio.

Seen up close only once, by Voyager 2 in 1986.

Right now

Distance from Earth
2,908,182,893 km (19.44 AU)
Distance from the Sun
2,908,345,732 km (19.44 AU)
One-way signal time
2.7 hours

The body

Mean radius
585 km
Orbital radius
266,000 km
Orbital period
4.14 days
Umbriel on the live map, in its real position. Drag to look around, or open the full map.

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