Uranus

language-and-linguistics

The planet name Uranus appears in Greek mythology as Οὐρανός (Ouranos), pronounced oo-RAH-nos, with the accent on the second syllable. The initial Omicron upsilon render...

space

Uranus averages about 2.87 billion kilometers (2,870,000,000 km) from the Sun. Because its orbit is mildly elliptical, the distance varies from roughly 2.75 billion km at perihe...

Guides And Explainers

To pronounce Uranus clearly, say "yoor-uh-nuss" with the stress on the first syllable: YOOR -uh-nuss. This follows the original Greek pronunciation of Οὐρανός (Ouranos),...

space-astronomy

Uranus sits at an average distance of about 19.2 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun, placing it roughly 19.2 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. An astronomical unit, de...

solar-system

The average distance from the Sun to Uranus is approximately 19.2 astronomical units (AU), meaning Uranus is about 19.2 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. One AU, defined...

space

Uranus orbits the sun at an average distance of roughly 1.78 billion miles (about 2.87 billion kilometers). Because its orbit is moderately elliptical rather than a perfect circ...

space-astronomy

Uranus averages approximately 2.87 billion kilometers (about 1.78 billion miles) from the Sun. This equates to roughly 19.2 astronomical units (AU), where 1 AU is the average Ea...