Astronomy |
Planets -
Uranus |
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Bulk Parameters | Orbital Parameters
Observational Parameters | Atmospheric Parameters
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| Bulk Parameters |
Black-Body Temperature |
35.9 K |
Bond Albedo |
0.90 |
Ellipticity |
0.023 |
Equatorial Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar) |
25 559 km |
Escape Velocity |
21.3 km s−1 |
GM |
5.794 × 106 km3 s−2 |
Mass |
86.83 × 1024 kg |
Mean Density |
1 318 kg m−3 |
Moment of Inertia |
0.225 I MR−2 |
Polar Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar) |
24 973 km |
Solar Irradiance |
3.71 W m−2 |
Surface Gravity (At Pressure = 1 bar) |
8.69 m s−2 |
Visual Geometric Albedo |
0.51 |
Visual Magnitude |
−7.19 |
Volume |
6 833 × 1010 km3 |
Volumetric Mean Radius |
25 362 km |
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| Orbital Parameters |
Aphelion |
3 005.2 × 106 km |
Mean Orbital Velocity |
6.82 km s−1 |
Obliquity to Orbit |
97.86 ° |
Orbital Eccentricity |
0.047 18 |
Orbital Inclination |
0.770 ° |
Perihelion |
2 734.0 × 106 km |
Semimajor Axis |
2 871.0 × 106 km |
Sidereal Orbit Period |
30 685.4 days |
Sidereal Rotation Period (Magnetic Coordinates, determined by Voyager 2 Radio Science Experiment) |
17.24 hours |
Synodic Period |
369.66 days |
Tropical Orbit Period |
30 588.740 days |
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| Observational Parameters |
Apparent Magnitude near Opposition |
5.5 |
Maximum Apparent Diameter from Earth |
4.1 arc seconds |
Maximum Distance from Earth |
3 157.3 × 106 km |
Minimum Apparent Diameter from Earth |
3.3 arc seconds |
Minimum Distance from Earth |
2 581.9 × 106 km |
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| Atmospheric Parameters |
Average Temperature |
about 58 K |
Density at 1 bar |
about 0.42 kg m−3 |
Mean Molecular Weight |
2.64 g mol−1 |
Scale Height |
59.6 km |
Scale Height |
27.7 km |
Surface Pressure |
Much more than 100 bars |
Temperature at 1 bar |
about 76 K |
Wind Speeds |
0 to 200 m s−1 |
| Molecular Hydrogen H2 |
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89% |
| Helium He |
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11% |
| Methane CH4 |
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