Orbital Period
84 years
Uranus
Distance From Sun
1.784 billion miles
Order From Sun
7th
Uranus
About
Planet that wasn't recognized as such until the late 1700s, despite being observed on a number of documented occasions. Sir William Herschel was the first astronomer to locate the planet through a telescope in 1781, but it took him multiple years to conclude it was a planet, and not a star or comet.
Trivia
It is the only planet that takes its name from Greek mythology. Its name was inspired by the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos.
#8 planet
