Shakespeare in Universe

Uranus has 27 satellites, 25 of which are named after characters from Shakespeare's works.

(The other two are named after characters from the works of Alexander Pope)

Plays by William Shakespeare:

• A Midsummer Night's Dream: Titania, Oberon, Puck
• The Tempest: (Ariel), Miranda, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo, Francisco, Ferdinand
• King Lear: Cordelia
• Hamlet: Ophelia
• The Taming of the Shrew: Bianca
• Troilus and Cressida: Cressida
• Othello: Desdemona
• Romeo and Juliet: Juliet, Mab
• The Merchant of Venice: Portia
• As You Like It: Rosalind
• Much Ado About Nothing: Margaret
• The Winter's Tale: Perdita
• Timon of Athens: Cupid

(addapted from Wikipedia)

Uranus moons (satellites)

NAME (DISCOVERED)

Titania 1787

Oberon 1787

Miranda 1948

Ariel 1851

Umbriel 1851

Puck 1985

Cordelia 1986

Ophelia 1986

Bianca 1986

Cressida 1986

Desdemona 1986

Juliet 1986

Portia 1986

Rosalind 1986

Belinda 1986

Perdita 1986

Caliban 1997

Sycorax 1997

Stephano 1999

Prospero 1999

Setebos 1999

Trinculo 2001

Ferdinand 2001

Francisco 2001

Mab 2003

Cupid 2003

Margaret 2003