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Uranus
1993 Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years)

1989 Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Moon

1986 Voyager 2, 1st Uranus flyby

1986 Voyager 2 makes 1st fly-by of Uranus (81,593 km), finds new moons

1977 Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

1977 NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

1977 Rings of Uranus discovered during occulation of SAO

1948 Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for 1st time

1905 Gerard Kuiper, Dutch/US astronomer, moons of Uranus, Neptune

1851 William Lassell discovers Ariel and Umbriel, satellites of Uranus

1841 John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus

1822 F William Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 85

1799 William Lassell, discoverer, satellites of Uranus and Neptune

1787 Titania and Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel

1781 Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)

1738 F William Herschel, German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus

1715 John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time

1690 John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered



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