Uranus
Uranus is an Ice Giant planet and nearly four times larger than Earth. Uranus has 27 known moons, most of which are named after literary characters.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus, who, according to Greek mythology, was the grandfather of Zeus and father of Cronus. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.
Uranus facts
- Moons: noon
- Orbit Distance: 57,909 227 km (0.39 AU)
- Diameter: 1,392 684 km
- Orbit period: 88 days
- Mass: 1.99 x 10^30 kg (333,060 Earths)
- Surface Temperature: -173° to 427°C
- First Record: 14th century BC
- Recorded By: Assyrian astronomers