Trinculo is a moon of Uranus, part of the Solar System in the universe. Uranus is a planet associated with the Sun, our star, and this space encyclopedia describes the moon’s identity and place in its planetary system.

Trinculo — A natural satellite of Uranus. Its physical properties and orbital motion are shown from the available catalogue and ephemeris data.

No object-specific chemical/elemental dataset has been verified and imported for this record. This does not mean none is publicly available. Appearance may be imagined; chemistry is not.

Discovery and designation
Trinculo was discovered in 2001. JPL credits M. Holman, J.J. Kavelaars, D. Milisavljevic. Its provisional designation is S/2001 U1. The name and discovery entry identify this particular satellite of Uranus; similarly named asteroids are separate objects.

Trinculo was discovered on Aug. 13, 2001 by Matthew Holman, John J. Kavelaars and Dan Milisavljevic at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia, and by using the 4-m reflector at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

About 11 miles (18 kilometers) in diameter (assuming an albedo of 0.04), Trinculo is a small, dark moon orbiting Uranus in the opposite direction from the regular moons and the planet's rotation (called a retrograde orbit).

Originally called S/2001 U1, Trinculo was named for the jester in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest."