Adams ring

E118787

planetary ring ring of Neptune

Adams ring is the faint, outermost known ring of Neptune, notable for its bright, clumpy arcs.

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All labels observed (5)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	planetary ring ⓘ ring of Neptune ⓘ
belongsTo	outer ring region of Neptune ⓘ
celestialBody	Neptune ⓘ
composition	dust ⓘ micrometer-sized particles ⓘ
confirmationYear	1989 ⓘ
confirmedBy	Voyager 2 ⓘ surface form: Voyager 2 flyby
discoveredBy	David J. Tholen ⓘ Harold J. Reitsema ⓘ Larry A. Lebofsky ⓘ Voyager 2 ⓘ William B. Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryMethod	stellar occultation ⓘ
discoveryYear	1984 ⓘ
distanceFromNeptuneCenter	about 62932 km ⓘ
distanceFromNeptuneCloudTop	about 63000 km ⓘ
hasArc	Courage arc ⓘ Fraternité arc ⓘ Liberté arc ⓘ Égalité arc ⓘ
hasArcBrightness	higher than rest of ring ⓘ
hasArcNameTheme	French Revolution ideals ⓘ
hasFeature	bright arcs ⓘ clumpy arcs ⓘ
hasRadialWidth	narrow ⓘ
inclination	approximately 0° to Neptune’s equator ⓘ
isConfinedBy	Galatea ⓘ
isEccentric	slightly ⓘ
isFaint	true ⓘ
isNonUniform	true ⓘ
isOuterMostRingOf	Neptune ⓘ
locationRelativeToPlanet	outermost known ring of Neptune ⓘ
namedAfter	John Couch Adams ⓘ
namedBy	International Astronomical Union ⓘ
namedFor	predictor of Neptune’s position ⓘ
observedInWavelength	near-infrared ⓘ visible light ⓘ
opticalDepth	very low ⓘ
orbits	Neptune ⓘ
planetarySystem	Neptune ring system ⓘ
semiMajorAxis	62932 km ⓘ
shepherdMoon	Galatea ⓘ
visibility	difficult to observe from Earth ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neptune → ringName → Adams ring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Le Verrier ring

Arago ring → belongsToCategory → Adams ring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rings of Neptune

Galatea → gravitationallyInteractsWith → Adams ring ⓘ

Galatea → maintains → Adams ring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Adams ring arcs

Despina → liesInside → Adams ring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neptune's Le Verrier ring