Uranus from Voyager 2
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Uranus is tilted by about 98 degrees, so each pole gets 42 years of sunlight followed by 42 years of darkness. Methane in its atmosphere gives it its pale blue-green color.
Key facts
- Type
- Ice giant
- Distance from the Sun
- About 2.9 billion km (19.2 AU)
- Diameter
- 50,724 km
- Day
- 17 h 14 min (backwards)
- Year
- About 84 Earth years
- Moons
- 29 known (2025)