How big is uranus
How far is uranus from the sun.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It’s not visible to the naked eye, and became the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope.
Uranus facts
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.”
| Equatorial Diameter: | 51,118 km |
| Polar Diameter: | 49,946 km |
| Mass: | 8.68 × 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 |
Facts about Uranus
- Uranus was officially discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781.
It is too dim to have been seen by the ancients.At first Herschel thought it was a comet, but several years later it was confirmed as a planet. Herscal tried to have his discovery named “Georgian Sidus” after K