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Uranus
Uranus is another gassy planet, but the only one which spins on its side. It was also the first planet to be discovered by telescope.

51,118 km wide
2,875 million km from the sun
Temperature - minus 214 degrees Celsius
Its year is 30,707 Earth days long
Its day is 17 hours 12 minutes long
As well as hydrogen and helium, it also has a lot of methane, which gives it a blue colour
It has 21 moons


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