Uranus

Summary

Uranus is an ice giant^[1]. Uranus draws 4,831 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 instance of is recorded as superior planet^[6].
• Uranus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Bath^[7].
• Uranus is named after Uranus^[8].
• Urania is named after Uranus^[9].
• Uranus took place at outer Solar System^[10].
• Uranus is part of outer Solar System^[11].
• Uranus's Commons category is recorded as Uranus (planet)^[12].
• Uranus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cordelia^[14].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Ophelia^[15].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Bianca^[16].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cressida^[17].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Desdemona^[18].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Juliet^[19].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Portia^[20].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Rosalind^[21].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Cupid^[22].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Belinda^[23].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Perdita^[24].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Puck^[25].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Mab^[26].
• Uranus's child astronomical body is recorded as Miranda^[27].

Body

Geography

Uranus is part of outer Solar System^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ice giant^[4], outer planet^[5], and superior planet^[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Uranus^[8], a Greek primordial deity^[28] and Urania^[9], a mythological Greek character^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Uranus include uranium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; Kh-35^[32], a missile model^[33]; and Uranus Glacier^[34], a glacier^[35].

Why It Matters

Uranus draws 4,831 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.^[36] Uranus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Uranus include uranium^[30], a chemical element^[31]; Kh-35^[32], a missile model^[33]; and Uranus Glacier^[34], a glacier^[35].