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Neptune

Neptune
Orbital Elements
Semimajor Axis:30.0699 AU
Eccentricity:0.00859
Inclination:1.7700°
Argument of Perifocus:273.2°
Longitude of Ascending Node:131.784°
Mean Motion:0.0060200767° per day
Time of Periapsis:2046 Nov 13
Orbital Period:163.72321 years
Mass:17.204 ME
Equatorial Radius (1 bar): 3.8830 RE
Rotational Inclination:29.56°
Rotational Period:17 hours

Satellites

Satellite Name Orbital Semimajor Axis (km) Orbital Period (days) Mass (kg) Discovery
Discoverer Name Announcement Date
Naiad 4.8227·104 0.294396 ~1.9·1017 Voyager 2 Team 1989
Thalassa 5.0075·104 0.311485 ~3.5·1017 R. Terrile 1989
Despina 5.2526·104 0.334655 ~2.1·1018 S. Synnott and the Voyager 2 Team 1989
Galatea 6.1953·104 0.428745 2.12·1018
Larissa 7.3548·104 0.554654 ~4.2·1018 H. Reitsema, et al. 1989
Proteus 1.17647·105 1.122315 ~5·1019 S. Synnott and the Voyager 2 Team 1989
Triton 3.5476·105 5.876854 2.147·1022 W. Lassell 1846
Nereid 5.5134·106 360.13619 ~3.1·1019 G. P. Kuiper 1949
Halimede 1.5728·107 1879.7 ~9·1016 J. J. Kavelaars, et al. 2003 Jan 13
Sao 2.2422·107 2914.1 ~9·1016 J. J. Kavelaars, et al. 2003 Jan 13
Laomedeia 2.3571·107 3167.9 ~9·1016 J. J. Kavelaars, et al. 2003 Jan 13
Psamathe 4.6695·107 9115.9 ~1.5·1016 M. Holman, et al. 2003 Sep 3
Neso 4.8387·107 9374.0 ~9·1016 M. Holman, et al. 2003 Sep 30