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Distance from the Sun: 3,003,623,00 km (max.), 3,303,623,00 km (min.)
Diameter: 51,118 km
Sidereal Period: 84.01 years
Synodic Period: 369.66 days
Rotational Period: System I (Magnetic field): 17 h 14.4 min
Mean Surface Temperature: −214°C
Apparent Diameter: 4.1″ (Max.), 3.1″ (Min.)
Albedo: 0.51
Brightest Apparent Magnitude: +5.6
Satellites: 27 (known)
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Abel, P.G. (2013). Uranus. In: Visual Lunar and Planetary Astronomy. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7019-9_9
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