Uranus
A world turned on its side.
Uranus rolls around the Sun with an extreme axial tilt. Methane in its atmosphere absorbs red light, contributing to the planet’s pale blue-green appearance.
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Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech. Processed mission imagery; apparent color varies with filters and processing.
Uranus compared with Earth
Its equatorial diameter is 4.01 times Earth’s. Its mass is 14.54 times Earth’s, while its orbital period is 83.76 Earth years.
The reference gravity is about 8.7 m/s². These rounded values include the reference conventions used in NASA’s fact sheet; the ideal spherical gravity calculator can differ slightly.
A few good questions
How far is Uranus from the Sun?
Uranus has a mean orbital distance of about 2,867 million kilometers, or 19.16 AU. Its actual distance varies through its elliptical orbit.
How long is a year on Uranus?
An orbit takes approximately 30,589 Earth days. The orbit simulator lets you see how distance affects the length of a year.