Uranus
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Uranus
Summary
Uranus is an ice giant[1]. Uranus draws 7,388 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Uranus is credited with the discovery of William Herschel[3].
- Uranus's instance of is recorded as ice giant[4].
- Uranus's instance of is recorded as outer planet[5].
- Uranus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Bath[6].
- Uranus is named after Uranus[7].
- Urania is named after Uranus[8].
- Uranus took place at outer Solar System[9].
- Uranus is part of outer Solar System[10].
- Uranus's Commons category is recorded as Uranus (planet)[11].
- Uranus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[12].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cordelia[13].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Ophelia[14].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Bianca[15].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cressida[16].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Desdemona[17].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Juliet[18].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Portia[19].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Rosalind[20].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cupid[21].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Belinda[22].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Perdita[23].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Puck[24].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Mab[25].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Miranda[26].
- Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Ariel[27].
Body
Geography
Uranus is part of outer Solar System[10].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include ice giant[4] and outer planet[5].
History and Context
Uranus's catalog code is recorded as 34 Tau[28]. Things named after include Uranus[7], a Greek primordial deity[29] and Urania[8], a mythological Greek character[30].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Uranus include uranium[31], a chemical element[32]; Kh-35[33], a missile model[34]; and Uranus Glacier[35], a glacier[36].
Why It Matters
Uranus draws 7,388 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] Uranus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Uranus is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Uranus include uranium[31], a chemical element[32]; Kh-35[33], a missile model[34]; and Uranus Glacier[35], a glacier[36].