🔵 Uranus

About Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest in our Solar System. It's an ice giant with a unique sideways rotation, making it one of the most unusual planets.

🌟 Key Facts

• Type: Ice giant
• Distance from Sun: 2.87 billion km
• Diameter: 50,724 km (4× Earth)
• Orbital Period: 84 Earth years
• Day Length: 17.24 hours
• Axial Tilt: 98° (rotates on its side!)
• Moons: 27 known

💡 Interesting Facts

• Only planet that rotates on its side
• Each pole gets 42 years of sunlight then 42 years of darkness
• Discovered by William Herschel in 1781
• Has 13 faint rings discovered in 1977
• Moons named after Shakespeare characters
• Coldest planetary atmosphere (-224°C)
• Blue-green color from methane absorbing red light