What Planet Is 2.7 Light-hours From The Sun?

Uranus is the planet, whose distance from the sun is a good 2.7 light hours. Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun. The atmosphere of the planet constitutes mainly of hydrogen and methane gas. Though the planet is comparatively smaller (fourth largest in terms of mass and third largest in terms of diameter) than Uranus and Neptune, the densities are similar. The interior part of the planet is composed of water. The planet rotates in its own axis once every 17 hours and 14 minutes while it revolves around the sun once in every 84 years. Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in the year 1781, is incidentally, the first planet to be discovered.

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