Uranus is currently in the constellation of Aries. The current Right Ascension is 02h 17m 58s.Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky. Uranus orbits side ways and it smells like rotten eggs but thats how it is. Uranus is made of water, methane, and ammonia fluids above a small rocky center. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium like Jupiter and Saturn, but it also has methane. The methane makes Uranus blue. Uranus also has faint rings. The inner rings are narrow and dark. The outer rings are brightly colored and easier to see. Like Venus, Uranus rotates in the opposite direction as most other planets.

FACTS ABOUT URANUS

> Uranus is surrounded by a set of 13 rings.

> Uranus is an ice giant (instead of a gas giant). It is mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core.

> Uranus has a thick atmosphere made of methane, hydrogen, and helium.

> Uranus is the only planet that spins on its side.

> Uranus spins the opposite direction as Earth and most other planets.

> One day on Uranus lasts a little over 17 hours (17 hours and 14 minutes, to be exact).

> One year on Uranus is the same as 84 years on Earth. That’s a long time to wait for a birthday cake.

> Uranus has 27 known moons.

> Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. That means Saturn and Neptune are Uranus’ neighboring planets.

> Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel in Great Britain.

> Uranus has only been visited by Voyager 2.