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How many moons orbit uranus?

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There are 27 in total and mostly named after Shakespearian characters. They are in 3 concentric orbits of 13 inner moons, 5 Major moons and 9 irregular moons. The inner moons are Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind and Cupid. The five major moons are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. The irregular moons are Francisco, Caliban, Ferdinand, Setebos, Prospero, Margaret, Sycorax, Stephano and Trinculo.

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