URANUS

Uranus was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herchel. It was the first planet found with the help of a telescope. Herchel accidentally saw it while he was surveying stars.

Uranus got its name from the Greek sky deity Ouranos.

DISTANCE FROM SUN

• 1,783,939,400 miles (2,870,972,200 kilometers). By comparison: 19.191 times that of Earth.

Orbit around the sun Approximately 84 Earth years.
One day on Uranus is 17 earth hours

It has a diameter of 31,765 miles or 51,118 kilometers

The average temperature of Uranus is -350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Uranus is a ball of ice and gas made mostly of methane and ammonia.

Uranus does have an atmosphere that is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium. If you weighed 100 pounds on earth you would weigh 92 pounds on Uranus.

Fun facts

Uranus has the largest tilt out of all the planets in the solar system. Uranus has 13 faint rings surrounding it. Uranus has 20 year long seasons

Citations
Unusual Uranus." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2015.
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"Uranus: Overview: The Sideways Planet." NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
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Choi, Charles. "Planet Uranus: Facts About Its Name, Moons and Orbit."
Space.com. N.p., Nov. 2014. Web. 8 Dec. 2015.
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