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Uranus

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Also Known As Ice Giant

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An ice giant that rotates almost on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, likely the result of an ancient collision. It was the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope rather than known to observers since antiquity.

Facts
Object Type
Ice giant 1
Diameter (km)
50,724 1
Mass
8.68 x 10^25 kg 1
Orbital Distance
19.2 AU (about 2.87 billion km) from the Sun 1
Discovery Year
1781 2
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Voyager 2, Spacecraft

Made the only close flyby of Uranus, in January 1986.

Source NASA Solar System Exploration

Orbited By

Miranda, Celestial Objects
Source NASA Solar System Exploration
Titania, Celestial Objects
Source NASA Solar System Exploration
Sources
1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOrbited By: Titania, science.nasa.gov, Uranus Moons: Titania
1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationOrbited By: Miranda, science.nasa.gov, Uranus Moons: Miranda
2. Encyclopedia Britannica: Space Exploration
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationUranus, Wikipedia - lead section
Quote, Uranus, Wikipedia - lead section
It is a gaseous cyan-coloured ice giant.
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