Uranus - Wikipedia
The Uranian axis of rotation is approximately parallel to the plane of the Solar System, with an axial tilt of 82.23°. (Depending on which pole is considered north, the tilt can be described either as 82.23° or as 97.8°.
Uranus Facts - Science@NASA
Uranus has an unusual, irregularly shaped magnetosphere. Magnetic fields are typically in alignment with a planet's rotation, but Uranus' magnetic field is tipped over: the magnetic axis is tilted nearly 60 degrees from the planet's axis of rotation, and is also offset from the center of the planet by one-third of the planet's radius.
In Depth | Uranus – NASA Solar System Exploration
Uranus is slightly larger in diameter than its neighbor Neptune, yet smaller in mass. It is the second least dense planet; Saturn is the least dense of all. Uranus gets its blue-green color from methane gas in the atmosphere. Sunlight passes through the atmosphere and is reflected back out by Uranus' cloud tops.
Uranus: The Ice Giant on a Tilted Axis | HowStuffWorks
Jun 23, 2023 · In relation to its orbital plane, Uranus' axis has been tilted at a jaw-dropping 97.7-degree angle. Uranus is the only planet in the solar system with its equator nearly at a right angle to its orbit. Next to other giant planets Saturn and Neptune, Uranus appears to be on its side.
Uranus Fact Sheet - NSSDCA
Oct 2, 2024 · Uranian Magnetosphere. Model GSFC-O 3. Dipole field strength: 0.228 Gauss-Ru 3 Dipole tilt to rotational axis: 58.6 degrees Longitude of tilt: 53.6 degrees Dipole offset: 0.352 Ru Surface (1 Ru) field strength: ~0.1 - 1.0 Gauss. Ru denotes Uranian …
Uranus | Facts, Moons, & Rings | Britannica
5 days ago · What is unusual about the axis of Uranus? Unlike most planets, the axis of Uranus lies almost parallel to its orbital plane, which means that the planet spins nearly on its side, its poles taking turns pointing toward the Sun as the planet travels in its orbit.
Uranus - NASA Science
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and it's the third largest planet in our solar system – about four times wider than Earth. Uranus is a very cold and windy planet. It is surrounded by faint rings, and more than two dozen small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit.
Student Video: Dancing Uranus | NASA/JPL Edu
While Earth’s axis is tilted about 23 degrees, Uranus tilts almost 98 degrees! Uranus’ axis is so tilted, it actually looks like the planet is rotating on its side. How did this all happen? One theory is that a body the size of our Earth collided with Uranus a long time ago, radically throwing off …
Solar System Tour - Uranus - NASA
Pale blue Uranus was the first planet discovered by telescope (Sir William Herschel in 1781). It rotates nearly on its side, with a 98 deg axial tilt, giving it the most extreme seasons in the Solar System. A recent Hubble Space Telescope view reveals Uranus surrounded by its four major rings and by 10 of its 17 known satellites.
APOD: 2001 August 26 - Uranus: The Tilted Planet
Uranus, like Venus, has a rotation axis that is greatly tilted and sometimes points near the Sun. It remains an astronomical mystery why Uranus' axis is so tilted. Uranus and Neptune are quite similar: Uranus is slightly larger but less massive.