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Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus , the father of Cronus and grandfather of Zeus...

is the seventh planet from the sun.

Uranus may also refer to:
  • Uranus (mythology)
    Uranus (mythology)
    Uranus , was the primal Greek god personifying the sky. His equivalent in Roman mythology was Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, according to Hesiod in his Theogony, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth...

    , a deity in Greek mythology
  • Uranus (astrology), the astrological aspects of Uranus
  • Uranus (1990 movie)
  • Operation Uranus
    Operation Uranus
    Operation Uranus was the codename of the Soviet strategic operation in World War II which led to the encirclement of the German Sixth Army, the Third and Fourth Romanian armies, and portions of the German Fourth Panzer Army. The operation formed part of the ongoing Battle of Stalingrad, and was...

    , the successful Soviet offensive to win the Battle of Stalingrad
  • "Uranus, the Magician", a movement in Gustav Holst's The Planets
    The Planets
    The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst...

  • Nicephorus Uranus
    Nikephoros Ouranos
    Nikephoros Ouranos was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II. One of the emperor's closest associates, he was active in Europe in the wars against the Bulgarians, scoring a major victory at Spercheios, and against the Arabs in Syria, where he held...

    , the Byzantine strategos of Antiocheia from 999 to circa 1010.
  • Uranus Hill/Uranus Quarter, in Bucharest
    Bucharest
    Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

    , Romania
    Romania
    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

  • Club Uranus, a Bay Area dance club
  • Uranus
    Uranus (Shellac EP)
    Uranus is Shellac Record #2, a two song 7" on Touch and Go Records. It was released in 1993 on vinyl format only. It is believed that it was recorded at the same time as their first release, The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History...

    , the second EP by Shellac
    Shellac (band)
    Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...


In fiction:
  • Sailor Uranus, the codename of Haruka Tenoh, a character in Sailor Moon
  • Uranus, a character on the animated TV series Duckman
    Duckman
    Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The sitcom is based on characters created by Peck in his Dark Horse comic...

  • Uranus Corporation, a corporation advertised in the 1974 film The Groove Tube
    The Groove Tube
    The Groove Tube , written and produced by Ken Shapiro, was a low-budget comedy film. It satirized television and the counterculture of the early 1970s. The film was originally produced to be shown at the Channel One Theater on East 60th St...

  • Uranus, a character in the video game fighting series Bloody Roar
  • Uranus, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series

See also

  • Seventh planet (disambiguation)
  • Uranium
    Uranium
    Uranium is a silvery-white metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table, with atomic number 92. It is assigned the chemical symbol U. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons...

    , a chemical element
  • Urania (disambiguation)
    Urania (disambiguation)
    -Mythology:*Urania, a muse in Greek mythology*Urania, an Oceanid*Aphrodite Urania, a title for the Greek goddess Aphrodite, as opposed to Aphrodite Pandemos.*The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania, a work by Lady Mary Wroth-Science:*30 Urania, an asteroid...

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