Solar system · Planet
Planet
Uranus
The first planet discovered with a telescope — by William Herschel, in his garden in Bath, in 1781.
History
Herschel wanted to name it after King George III. It was a German astronomer, Johann Bode, whose name for it stuck.
Look for
From a dark site it is just visible to the naked eye as a faint star, if you know exactly where to look.