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Sycorax was discovered on September 6 - September 7, 1997 by Brett J. Gladman, Philip D. Nicholson , Joseph A. Burns , and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope; they also discovered the moon Caliban at the same time.
Sycorax is named after Caliban's mother in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
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| ... | TrinculoTrinculo ("TRING kyu lo") is a natural satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Holman, et al. in 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 U 1. It is also designated as Uranus XXI. It is named after the jester in William Shakespeare's play The Te | Sycorax | S/2003 U 3S/2003 U 3 is a natural satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. It orbits Uranus at a distance of about 14,345,000 km. S/2003 U 3 is about 11 kilometres in diameter. It stands out from the rest of Sycorax' group by its inclinat | ... |
| Puck's group | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | Sycorax' group | S/2003 U 3 |
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