Uranus the sideways planet

Uranus is the seventh of nine planets in our solar system and is one of the outer "ice giant" planets. Uranus spins sideways and "rolls" in its orbit around the sun. Uranus is best viewed in summer and is in the constellation Aries currently.

Uranus 4K image (pan-zoom)

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Uranus facts

Rings of Uranus

Uranus has 13 faint rings - the brightest 4 are visible below.

Rings listed are in order of distance from Uranus.

Uranus features

Uranus' atmosphere is virtually featureless, save for aurorae and the occasional cloud.

Largest moons of Uranus (3 out of 27 shown)

Uranus has 27 known moons, with Titania being the largest. The largest three moons are shown - for information on all 27 moons, see Moons of Uranus.

Titania

Oberon

Umbriel

Uranus vs. Earth ratios

Planet sizes are to relative scale.

URANUS

diameter = 4.0
gravity = 0.89
radiation = 65
surface pressure =
solar irradiance = 0.003
day = 0.72
year = 83.7
sun distance = 19.2

EARTH

diameter = 1
gravity = 1
radiation = 1
surface pressure = 1
solar irradiance = 1
day = 1
year = 1
sun distance = 1