Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and takes 84 years to orbit the sun once. Uranus is about 4 times larger than the Earth and is about 14.5 times as massive. Uranus was discovered on March 13, 1781 by William Herschel.
In greek mythology, Uranus was Father Sky.
Planetary Data
Distance from Sun | Length of Day | Length of Year | Radius | Mass |
19.191 AU | 17.2 hours | 84.01 years | 25,559 km | 8.68*1025 kg |
Known Satellites
Name | Distance from Uranus | Rotational Period | Orbital Period | Radius |
Cordelia | 49,770 km | -unknown- | 0.3350338 days | 13 km |
Ophelia | 53,790 km | -unknown- | 0.376400 days | 15 km |
Bianca | 59,170 km | -unknown- | 0.43457899 days | 21 km |
Cressida | 61,770 km | -unknown- | 0.463570 days | 33 km |
Desdemona | 62,660 km | -unknown- | 0.47364960 days | 27 km |
Juliet | 64,350 km | -unknown- | 0.49306549 days | 42 km |
Portia | 66,090 km | -unknown- | 0.51319592 days | 54 km |
Rosalind | 69,940 km | -unknown- | 0.55845953 days | 27 km |
Cupid | 74,800 km | -unknown- | .618 days | 12 km |
Belinda | 75,260 km | -unknown- | 0.62352747 days | 33 km |
S/1986 U10 | 76,400 km | -unknown- | .63 days | 40 km |
Puck | 86,010 km | -unknown- | 0.76183287 days | 77 km |
Mab | 97,700 km | -unknown- | .932 days | 16 km |
Miranda | 129,390 km | 1.41347925 days | 1.41347925 days | 235 km |
Ariel | 191,020 km | 2.52037935 days | 2.52037935 days | 578 km |
Umbriel | 266,300 km | 4.1441772 days | 4.1441772 days | 584.7 km |
Titania | 435,910 km | 8.7058717 days | 8.7058717 days | 788.9 km |
Oberon | 583,520 km | 13.4632389 days | 13.4632389 days | 761.4 km |
S/2001 U3 | 4,280,000 km | -unknown- | 266.6 days | 6 km |
Caliban | 7,230,000 km | -unknown- | 579.5 days | 48 km |
Stephano | 8,002,000 km | -unknown- | 676.5 days | 10 km |
Trinculo | 8,571,000 km | -unknown- | 758.1 days | 5 km |
Sycorax | 12,179,000 km | -unknown- | 1,283.4 days | 95 km |
Margaret | 14,345,000 km | -unknown- | 1,694.8 days | 6 km |
Prospero | 16,418,000 km | -unknown- | 1,992.8 days | 15 km |
Setebos | 17,459,000 km | -unknown- | 2,202.3 days | 15 km |
S/2001 U2 | 21,000,000 km | -unknown- | 2,823.4 days | 6 km |
Planetary and Satellite Data: NASA's Solar System Explorer
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