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Radius: 25,362 km
Mass: 8.69x1025 kg
Orbital Period: 84.01 Earth years
Rotation Period: 0.72 Earth day
Distance from Sun: 2,870.990 million km
Satellites: Ariel, Miranda, Oberon, Titania, and Umbriel, plus a number of smaller moons, including Puck, Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, 1986U10, Caliban, Stephano, Sycorax, Prospero, and Setebos.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has five large moons, Ariel, Miranda, Oberon, Titania, and Umbriel, and a number of smaller moons.

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Uranus is the seventh planet from Sun:

Distance from Sun (million km): 2.884
Revolution: 88,66 years
Diameter (equator): 51.800 km
Period of rotation: 15 h, 36 min
Tilt: 98 degree (when viewed from Earth, it appears to rotate on its side)

Uranus\' atmosphere is composed of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The temperature in the upper atmosphere is so cold that the methane condenses and forms a thin cloud layer which gives the planet its blue-green appearance. The winds on Uranus can reach speeds up to 600 kilometers/hour. These winds in the atmosphere are influenced by the rapid spin of Uranus.

Uranus has at least 18 natural satellites.

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