Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the first planet discovered with a telescope.
Uranus rotates on its side, making its seasons extreme. It is an ice giant composed mostly of water, methane, and ammonia.
Uranus facts
- Diameter: 50,724 km
- Mass: 8.68 × 1025 kg
- Moons: 27
- Orbit distance: 2.87 billion km
- Orbit period: 84 Earth years
- Surface temperature: −224°C
- First record: 1781 AD
- Recorded by: William Herschel