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About Uranus

Updated: Dec 8, 2023


Uranus is the seventh planet (2nd from last) from the Sun and an Ice "Giant". It is named after the Greek God of the Sky, Ouranus or Uranus in Latin. It is freezing cold and -2020 Celcius.




Facts about Uranus


  1. Distance from Sun: 2.871 billion km

  2. Orbital period: 84 years

  3. Discovered: 13 March 1781

  4. Length of day: 0d 17h 14m

  5. Gravity: 8.87 m/s²

  6. Discoverer: William Herschel

  7. Has rings

  8. 97.77 degrees

Uranus' Moons


Moons: Miranda, Titania, Oberon, Umbriel, Puck, Ariel, Cressida,




Visits to Uranus


Voyage 2 has visited Uranus.




A Tour of Uranus

Chandra X-Ray Observatory



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