Uranus
planet
An ice giant that rotates on its side — its axis is tilted by almost 98°. It sits right at the limit of naked-eye visibility.
In brief
Where is Uranus in the sky right now?
Uranus moves against the stars, so there is no fixed table: enter your coordinates on this page and the map computes its current altitude and azimuth, plus rise and set times, for any moment you choose.
Is Uranus visible to the naked eye?
Only just: at magnitude 5.7 it takes truly dark skies and a chart. Binoculars make it easy.
Data
- Type
- planet
- Equatorial radius
- 25,362 km
- Orbital period
- 84 years
- Rotation period
- 17.2 h
- Distance from Sun
- 19.2 AU
- Moons
- 29
Observing tip
It looks like a tiny greenish disc. You need a telescope and precise coordinates — otherwise it is just another star.