A moon of Uranus was discovered by Gerard P. Kuiper on February 16, 1948. Miranda is also designated as "Uranus V". Miranda is Prospero's daughter in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
Miranda is the smallest and innermost of Uranus' major moons.
In Shakespeare's play The Tempest, Miranda is the beautiful daughter of the old Duke Prospero.
Miranda is a fictional character from the Eighth Doctor Adventures novel series published by BBC Books; based upon the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. She was, for a time, the adopted daughter and companion of the Eighth Doctor. Although her last name is never mentioned, some stories imply that Miranda's surname might indeed be "Who" (see also "Doctor who?").
Miranda is a fictional shapeshifter from the W.I.T.C.H. TV Series.