Neptune
Neptune
Uranus is the Eighth planet from the sun and is the furthest planet away from the Sun in our solar system. It ranks in at number four on the largest planet size list. Dark, cold and wrapped in supersonic winds and is so far from Earth it is not visible with the naked eye. Neptune has 6 rings although they are very hard to see.
History
Uranus is believed to be around 4,503 Billion years old and was first discovered 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle using calculations from Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams, in 2011 Neptune made its first complete orbit of the sun since it was first discovered.
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Neptune in our solar system
Facts
- Moons: 14
- Neptune is 4,503 Billion Years Old
- Orbits the Sun on its side
- Slightly larger than its closest planet Uranus
- Has the second largest gravity of all the planets in our solar system.
- Eighth Planet from the Sun
- Takes 165 Years to Orbit the sun
- Length of Day is 16 Hours
- Average Temperature -200 degrees
- Distance from the Sun 2.78 Billion Miles
- Orbit Speed 12,146 mph
- Radius 24,622 Km
Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, is one of the coldest places known within our Solar System.