Uranus ● Like Venus, Uranus also rotates from east to west, a direction opposite to that of the earth. Hence statement 1 is correct. ● It has highly tilted rotational axis. Hence statement 2 is not correct. ● As a result, in its orbital motion, it appears to roll on its side. ● The orbital period of Uranus is 84 years. It was discovered by William Herschel. It has 27 moons.