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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.
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| Planetary Data |
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| Distance from
Sun |
|
Length of Day |
|
Length of Year |
|
Radius |
|
Mass |
|
| 19.191 AU |
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17.2 hours |
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84.01 years |
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25,559 km |
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8.68*1025
kg |
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| Known Satellites |
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| Name |
|
Distance from
Uranus |
|
Rotational
Period |
|
Orbital Period |
|
Radius |
|
| Prospero |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
| Setebos |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
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| Stephano |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
|
-unknown- |
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| Cordelia |
|
49,770 km |
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0.3350338 days |
|
0.3350338 days |
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13 km |
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| Ophelia |
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53,790 km |
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0.376400 days |
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0.376400 days |
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15 km |
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| Bianca |
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59,170 km |
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0.43457899 days |
|
0.43457899 days |
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21 km |
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| Cressida |
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61,770 km |
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0.463570 days |
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0.463570 days |
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33 km |
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| Desdemona |
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62,660 km |
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0.47364960 days |
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0.47364960 days |
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27 km |
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| Juliet |
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64,350 km |
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0.49306549 days |
|
0.49306549 days |
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42 km |
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| Portia |
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66,090 km |
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0.51319592 days |
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0.51319592 days |
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54 km |
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| Rosalind |
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69,940 km |
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0.55845953 days |
|
0.55845953 days |
|
27 km |
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| Belinda |
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75,260 km |
|
0.62352747 days |
|
0.62352747 days |
|
33 km |
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| Puck |
|
86,010 km |
|
0.76183287 days |
|
0.76183287 days |
|
77 km |
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| Miranda |
|
129,390 km |
|
1.41347925 days |
|
1.41347925 days |
|
235 km |
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| Ariel |
|
191,020 km |
|
2.52037935 days |
|
2.52037935 days |
|
578 km |
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| Umbriel |
|
266,300 km |
|
4.1441772 days |
|
4.1441772 days |
|
584.7 km |
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| Titania |
|
435,910 km |
|
8.7058717 days |
|
8.7058717 days |
|
788.9 km |
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| Oberon |
|
583,520 km |
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13.4632389 days |
|
13.4632389 days |
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761.4 km |
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| Caliban |
|
7,164,647 km |
|
-unknown- |
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579.379 days |
|
~40 km |
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| Sycorax |
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12,174,687 km |
|
-unknown- |
|
1284 days |
|
~80 km |
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