| Uranus Statistics |
|
|
| Discovered by |
William Herschel |
| Date of discovery |
1781 |
|
|
| Mass (kg) |
8.686e+25 |
| Mass (Earth = 1) |
1.4535e+01 |
| Equatorial radius (km) |
25,559 |
| Equatorial radius (Earth = 1) |
4.0074 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) |
1.29 |
|
|
| Mean distance from the Sun (km) |
2,870,990,000 |
| Mean distance from the Sun (Earth = 1) |
19.1914 |
| Rotational period (hours) |
-17.9 |
| Orbital period (years) |
84.01 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) |
6.81 |
|
|
| Orbital eccentricity |
0.0461 |
| Tilt of axis (degrees) |
97.86 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) |
0.774 |
|
|
| Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2) |
7.77 |
| Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) |
21.30 |
|
|
| Visual geometric albedo |
0.51 |
| Magnitude (Vo) |
5.52 |
| Mean cloud temperature |
-193°C |
| Atmospheric pressure (bars) |
1.2 |
Atmospheric composition
- Hydrogen
- Helium
- Methane
|
83%
15%
2% |
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
2 posted on
01/15/2003 6:13:20 AM PST by
petuniasevan
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To: petuniasevan
Very cool!
4 posted on
01/15/2003 6:18:26 AM PST by
GodBlessRonaldReagan
(where is Scotty Moore when we need him most?)
To: petuniasevan
What a neat picture!
Check out this proposed "tourist attraction":
5 posted on
01/15/2003 6:47:47 AM PST by
panther33
(I hate to use taglines)
To: petuniasevan
Astronomy bump!
6 posted on
01/15/2003 7:39:23 AM PST by
xJones
To: petuniasevan
Great image, Keep up the good work! APOD WOW!
To: petuniasevan
Do I really want to know about Uranus' Ring?
Not on the first date anyway.
So9
11 posted on
01/15/2003 2:41:15 PM PST by
Servant of the Nine
(We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
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