Uranus is the "tipped over" planet! As if "lying on its side," it seems to "roll along" in its orbit! (1.6.x) (1.4.1)
Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, points one of its poles toward the Sun about every 42 years! (1.6.x) (1.4.1)
As you run the links above, keep an eye on CELESTIA's clock in the top-right corner of the program's window. This will help you appreciate how much time is passing in each view. Right Drag with your mouse after you run the link showing the planetary orbit for a good sense of its 3-dimensional aspects.
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URANUS
Equatorial Radius: 25,559 km
Equatorial Radius (Earth = 1): 4.007
Rotational Flattening: 0.02293
Mass (Earth = 1): 14.536
Volume (Earth = 1): 63.08
Mean Density (Water = 1): 1.30
"Surface" Gravity (Earth = 1): 0.905
Inclination of Axis to Orbit: 97.77°
Rotation Period:**
Synodic ("Day" in Earth hours): 17.24
Sidereal (in Earth hours): 17.24
Albedo (geometric): 0.51
Number of Moons: at least 27 (more suspected)
Ring System: Yes
Classifications:
Outer Planet (along with Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune)
Gas Giant (mostly hydrogen and helium)
Superior Planet (has larger orbit than Earth)
Orbit: (1.6.x)
(1.4.1)
Period: 84.011 Earth years
Distance from Sun:
Mean (Earth = 1 AU): 19.201 AU
Mean: 2,872,460,000 km
Perihelion: 2,741,300,000 km
Aphelion: 3,003,620,000 km
Velocity:
Mean: 24,516 km/hr
Min: 23,364 km/hr
Max: 25,596 km/hr
Eccentricity: 0.0457
Inclination to Ecliptic: 0.772°
*Earth mean solar day = 24.0000 hours (24h00m00s)
Earth sidereal day = 23.9345 hr (23h56m4.1s)
**Different latitudes on the Gas Giants rotate at different speeds
Information Source: NASA Fact Sheets
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