Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It's not visible to the naked eye.
Uranus is the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope. Uranus is tipped over on its side with an axial tilt of 98 degrees. It is often described as "rolling around the Sun on its side."
Uranus Facts
- Equatorial Diameter: 51,118 km
- Polar Diameter: 49,946 km
- Mass: 8.68 x 10^25 kg (15 Earths)
- Moons: 27 (Miranda, Titania, Ariel, Umbriel & Oberon)
- Rings: 13
- Orbit Distance: 2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU)
- Orbit Period: 30,687 days (84.0 years)
- Surface Temperature: -197°C
- Discovery Date: March 13th 1781
- Discovered By: William Herschel