Uranus

Eighth planet from Sol

Uranus is an ice giant planet, it is the eighth planet from Sol. Its name derives from the Greek sky God, Ouranus, yet its moons are referred to as the Caelun moons after the Roman sky God, Caelus. Uranus is unique in the solar system in that it has a tilt of almost 90*, however it isn’t as much of a tourist attraction as the other has and ice giants, as in visible light it’s a featureless blue-green planet

Honestly I’m disappointed with Uranus. It’s supposed to be some marvellous sideways planet, all I saw was blue.

Pronounciation

/jʊə'rənəs/ (uhr-ah-nus)

Moons

27

Of which planemos

5

Planetary type

Ice giant

Rings

Yes, 13

Alternative Name(s)

Sol VIII

Type

Planet

Location under

The Sol System