URANUS
Uranus, the seveth planet of the Solar System, has 27 known moons, most of which are named after characters appear in or mentioned in, the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. Uranus moons are devided into three groups: thirteen inner moons, five major moons, and nine irregular moons . The inner moons are small dark bodies that share common properties and with Uranus rings.
Uranus orbit the sun once every 84 years, taking an average of seven years to pass through each constellation of zodiac. In 2033, the planet will have made its third complete orbit around the Sun since being discoverd in 1781. The atmosphere of Uranus contains "ice". Uranus was the first planet discovered in the moedern agesand also Uranus can be seen with unaided eye.
Uranus Facts
- Diameter: 50 724 km
- Mass: 8,681 x 10^25kg
- Orbit Distance: 2.875 billion km
- Orbit period: 84 years
- Surface Temparature: -253° 727°
- First Record: 18th
- Recorded By: William Herschel