Discovery of Uranus' Rings
Astronomers aboard a jet carrier named Kuiper Airborne Observatory, made the discovery of Uranus' rings on 10 March 1977.
First Planet Discovered In The Modern Age
The 7th planet from the Sun was discovered in 1781, it expanded the known limits of our solar system
William Herschel
The man who is credited with discovery of Uranus is the astronomer and musician William Herschel
Herschel’s Telescopes
The key component of Herschel’s reflecting telescope is the mirror which gathers light from distant celestial objects which helped to discover Uranus
A New Planet
It was concluded from its movement that Uranus was a planet, and can't be a star or comet because of its closeness to Earth.
How Uranus was Named?
The planet was named Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, as suggested by Johann Bode.
Coldest planet in the Solar System
Uranus is orbiting at a distance of 2.88 billion km from Sun
Uranus has 27 moons
At present, astronomers have confirmed the existence of 27 natural satellites on the planet
Can be seen with Naked Eye
You might be surprised to find out that a telescope is not necessary to observe Uranus. Uranus is just within the range of brightness that the human eye can detect at magnitude 5.3.