The Uranus - 3rd Largest & Seventh Planets from Sun

Uranus is the 7th planet of our solar system or from the Sun, It is an oddball that has a cloud, which is made up of hydrogen sulfide and the same chemical that is present in the rotten egg that makes it smell so foul. Uranus’s named after the Greek god of the Sky, which is suggested by Bode. Its rotation is like Venus east to west. But Uranus equator is the nearly right angle to its orbital, we can say that Uranus orbit ti its side so also called ‘sideways planet’.

The discovery of Uranus on 13 March 1781 by William Herschel, Uranus originally discovered as a Star. It was first discovered through Telescope as a star, after two years of discovery its was university accepted as Planet, this is because of astronomer Johann Elert Bode.

Some astronomers believe that, about 4 billion years ago, Two-body twice the size of earth colloid with Uranus, which result in tilted Uranus orbital. This tilt is responsible for extreme seasonal variation that lasts for 20-plus years.

Uranus atmosphere

Uranus atmosphere is mostly made of molecular hydrogen, atomic helium, and a trace amount of Methane. Uranus Blue-green tint color due to the presence of Methane in its atmosphere. Except for Voyager 2 spacecraft no one orbit Uranus, In 1986 when voyager 2 fly over Uranus, it found a few discreet clouds some are great dark spots,s and some are small dark spots. The minimum temperature ( 49K or -224.2 degree Celsius ) on Uranus makes it even colder than Neptune. The wind Speed on Uranus reaches up to 560 miles per hour ( 900 kilometers per hour ).

Uranus Rings

Like Saturn, Uranus also has a ring, it has two sets of rings. If we talk about the inner ring system, it contains 7 rings which are mostly narrow and Grey. Out of two outer rings, one is Raddis like other rings in the solar system and another outer ring is blue like Saturn’s E ring.

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Uranus Moons

Some scientists also believe that some knocked rock and ice collide to Uranus orbit that later may become its moon. Uranus has 27 moons Known till 2020. Out of 27 Moons of Uranus 5 are small and the rest 22 is small in size. All the moon’s names were taken from Greek or Roman mythology. Out of all Moons of Uranus, the composition of the inner moon is half water ice and half rock, and the remaining outermost moon’s composition is still unknown. Uranus Blue-green tint color due to the presence of Methane in its atmosphere. Setebos, Moon of Uranus , which is nearest moon of uranus.

Uranus’s all Moons Name

Umbriel, Miranda, Oberon, Titanis, Puck, Desdemona, Cressida, Cordelia, Perdita, Stephano, Sycorax, Setebos, Ophelia, Trinculo, Caliban, Cupid, Belinda, Ariel, Rosalind, Portia, Mab, Juliet, Prospero, Francisco, Bianca, Ferdinand, Margaret.

Uranus facts

Diameter - 31,763 miles ( 51,120 km ) thired largest diameter in solar system.

The radius of Uranus Planet - 15,759.2 miles | 25,362 kilometers

Orbit - 84 Earth years

Day - 17 hours 14 minutes Earth days

Size of Uranus - Four times larger than Earth

Uranus Moons - 27 Moons

Uranus also has Ring like Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune.

Uranus Planet type - Gas Giant planet

Discovery - 13 March 1781 by William Herschel

Uranus’s named after the Greek god of the Sky.

Uranus Distance from Sun - 1.8 billion miles ( 2.9 billion kilometers ).

Atmosphere - Atomic helium, molecular hydrogen, and a small amount of Methane.

Uranus ring - 13 known Rings

Spacecraft reach to Uranus - Voyager 2

Life on Uranus - No life support

Rotation - rotates on its side

Temperaure - 49K or -224.2 degree Celsius