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Ophelia

Ophelia was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986. It has a standoff distance of 53,760 km.

Ophelia one of the small moons, and is about as wide as the city of Los Angeles, just 30 km (20 miles). As a small moon, the composition and surface features are unknown.

Last modified November 20, 2000 by Jennifer Bergman.

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