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URANUS
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN:
MEAN 1,785,000,000 mi. (2,872,700,000 km.)
SHORTEST 1,700,000,000 mi. (2,740,000,000 km.)
GREATEST 1,870,000,000 mi. (3,009,000,000 km.)
CLOSEST APPROACH TO EARTH 1,700,000,000 mi. (2,740,000,000 km.)
LENGTH OF YEAR (EARTH-DAYS) 30,685
AVERAGE ORBITAL SPEED 4 mi. per sec. (6 km. per sec.)
DIAMETER AT EQUATOR 29,000 mi. (46,700 km.)
ROATION PERIOD 10 hrs. 49 min.
TILT OF AXIS (DEGREE) 98
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE Unknown; probably lower than -240°F.
(-151° C.)
ATMOSPHERE:
PRESSURE (?)
(?)
GASES HYDROGEN, HELIUM, METHANE, AMMONIA
MASS (EARTH=1) 14.6
DENSITY (WATER=1) 1.7
GRAVITY (EARTH=1) 0.96
NUMBER OF SATELLITES 5
URANUS"S SATELLITES
MEAN SIDEREAL VISUAL
NAME DISTANCE PERIOD MAGNITUDE RADIUS DISCOVERY
10³ mi. days hr min (miles)
MIRANDA 81 1 09 56R 16.5 93 Kuiper 1948
ARIEL 120 2 12 29R 14.4 250 Lassell 1851
UMBRIEL 166 4 03 38R 15.3 175 Lassell 1851
TITANIA 272 8 16 56R 14.0 300 Herschel 1787
OBERON 364 13 11 07R 14.2 250 Herschel 1787