What facts about Uranus are there?

Answer 1

*(Facts about the planet Uranus - for the Greek god, see below)

• Uranus is a gas planet. But beneath its upper atmosphere is a dense ocean of water and ammonia over a small rocky core.
• It is the 7th planet from the Sun.
• Uranus was not discovered until 1781, it looked like a dim star. Discoverer William Herschel originally named the planet Georgium Sidus, after King George III of England.
• Its modern name comes from the Greek titan Uranus (Ouranos)
• It is 1,784 million miles away from the Sun (1.8 billion miles).
• It could fit 14.5 Earth's inside of it.
• Uranus has 27 known moons.
• Uranus has 11 faint rings, like those of Saturn but narrower.
• It takes the light from the Sun 2.5 hours to reach Uranus.
• Its orbital period is 84.32 Earth years.
• Its axis is at 98 degrees, almost vertical.
• Although it is larger than Neptune, Neptune has more mass.
• Winds in the cloud layers can reach speeds of 860 kilometers an hour (540 mph).

The average distance between the sun and Uranus is 2,870,972,200 km or 1,783,939,400 miles or 19.19 AU.

Uranus has the second largest ring system after Saturn.

Uranus is very cold, since it is so far from the sun, the cloud tops are only around -224 °C. The core of the planet is around 5000 degrees Kelvin (roughly the same in °C). Uranus does not generate much internal heat, since it is not contracting much (unlike Jupiter or Saturn, which have much higher core temperatures).

Uranus is the third largest planet, but the fourth most massive. Uranus is less massive than Neptune, but has a bigger volume than Neptune.

Uranus' atmosphere is mainly Hydrogen (around 83%), Helium (around 15%) and Methane (around 2.3%). The methane gives it its light green/blue color.

Both Venus and Uranus have a retrograde axial spin, they rotate clockwise when viewed from above their north pole. All of the other planets rotate anticlockwise (counter clockwise). This occurs because Uranus is tilted on its side by over 90 degrees, probably due to a collision during the formation of the solar system.

Uranus has only been visited once by spacecraft, by Voyager 2 in 1986.

The outer layer of clouds around Uranus have the frigid temperature of space, only about 49 degrees Celsius above absolute zero. It is the coldest planet in the solar system.

William Herschel discovered the planet on March 13, 1781. Through a telescope, it is a light green color and has very faint rings like those of Saturn. The rings were first examined close up by the unmanned probe Voyager 2 in 1986.

The God Uranus

Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. Uran us was the son and mate of Gaia, and the father of Cronus (Saturn) and of the Cyclopes and Titans (predecessors of the Olympian gods).

Also, a day on Uranus is 17 Earth hours, but a day on the north pole of Uranus can be as long as 24 Earth years.
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Answer 2

While being visible to the naked eye, it was not recognised as a planet due to its dimness and slow orbit. Uranus became 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.

Answer 3

There are a number of facts about planet Uranus. It is the seventh planet from the sum, it was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope and it cannot be seen with the naked eyes.

Answer 4

Uranus was the first planet discovered with a telescope. You can see Uranus with a telescope, it's the seventh planet from the sun. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune.

Answer 5

The number depends on the definition of 'interesting' but the number of facts is infinite.