Recovery Announcements

THIS PAGE IS PRELIMINARY (Aug 31/2000)

As of mid-August 2000, all three objects discovered in 1999 have been recovered and confirmed as irregular satellites of Uranus. For preliminary information, see:

IAU telegram 7447 (3 July 2000, Recovery of S/1999 U 3)

IAU telegram 7450 (8 July 2000, Recovery of S/1999 U 1)

IAU telegram 7473 (3 August 2000, Recovery of S/1999 U 2)

At the IAU 2000 General Assembly in Manchester, the names proposed by the discoverers for all 5 satellites have been approvied by the IAU. See IAU telegram 7479 (21 August 2000, Naming of all 3 satellites)

and the technical information page for more information.