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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest of the Solar System.

 
Uranus was the first to be discovered in Modern Times, was discovered by Willian Herschel in 1781.
 
Uranus has a faint planetary ring system.
 
Distance from Sun :  19.2 astronomical units. 2.86 billion km.
 
Days to complete orbit (1 year) : 84 Earth Years Days to complete rotation : 17 Earth Hours 14 minutes
 
Mass 14.5 Earth 8.7x1025 kg. Diameter 4.0 Earth (51,300 km)
 
Temperature : -220ºC  
 
Density : 1.27 g/cm3 Satellites : 27