Scientists finally found that such a Uranus Day using the latest analysis of a decade of a decade of Hubble Space Telescope data. According to scientists, Uranus is 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds to finish a complete rotation – ie 28 seconds more than the estimate served by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. This estimate was possible through the measurement of magnetic fields and radio waves from the planet’s auras. This understanding helps derive surface mapping and alignment estimation in disconcerting surroundings. Some of these maps may need to be reconsidered based on the latest research.
Hubble refines the rotation and time of Uranus orbit
According to ReportsThe Study of the Hubble Space Telescope verified Uranus It completed a revolution in 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds. This is 28 seconds more than the NASA Mission Voyager 2, from the 1980s.
The report also mentions that, by examining a ten -year record of Aurora observations, a team led by Laurent Lamy at the Paris Observatory in France revealed the magnetic poles of the planet. This long-term monitoring has given even more accurate rotation periods, almost 84 years old to orbiting the sun.
Uranus rotation is refined, helping future exploration
In Uranus, one day it lasts much longer. Gas giant more accurate rotation time observations should allow scientists to plan visits to investigate it. Unlike Mars and Earth, wild wind storms make it much more difficult to identify the rotation times of the greatest Solar system planets.
The first estimate of Uranus rotation was shifted closer to Voyager 2 investigation, which took a short -distance approach on January 24, 1986. Researchers during this period found that the planet’s mange field was 59 degrees from the heavenly northern. In addition, the researchers observed that their axis of rotation was on displacement of 98 degrees.
Uranus spins aside with a day of 17 hours, scientists confirm
The report also mentions that Uranus spins effectively “lying” compared to the earth; During this period, its magnetic poles find a giant circle as the planet rotates. These higher compensations mean with a safety margin of about 36 seconds, scientists of the time estimated that Uranus was completing a complete revolution every 17 hours, 14 minutes and 24 seconds, measuring the planet’s magnetic field, as well as the aurora radio emissions on its magnetic poles.