Original: Sycorax was discovered on 6 September 1997 by Brett J. Gladman , Philip D. Nicholson , Joseph A. Burns , and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope , together with Caliban , and given the temporary designation S\/1997 U 2 .
Simplified: Sycorax was found on 1997-09-06 by Brett J. Gladman , Philip D. Nicholson , Joseph A. Burns , and John J. Kavelaars using the 200-inch Hale telescope , together with Caliban and given the designation S\/1997 U 2 .