 Uranus is
the seventh planet from the sun. Uranus is the god of the heavens
(hence, of astronomy). Uranus' symbol is a combination of the sun
sign and a spear. Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel in
1781. Uranus has 15 satellites which are Cordelia, Ophelia, Banca,
Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda,
Arial, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. |
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URANUS FACTS
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| Equatorial
diameter: |
51,200 km.
|
| Mass: |
14.5
x Earth's. |
| Density: |
1.30. |
| Surface
gravity: |
0.91
x Earth's. |
| Distance
from sun: |
19.182
a.u. 2,869,6000,000 km. |
| Year
Length: |
370
days. |
| Rotation
period: |
16
hours, 48 minutes, (0.7 days) |
| Atmosphere: |
consists
mostly of hydrogen some helium and a little methane. |
| Satellites: |
15. |
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