Neptune VI
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Neptune VI, officially named Galatea, is a small inner moon of Neptune that helps maintain the structure of the planet’s Adams ring.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inner moon
ⓘ
moon of Neptune ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Neptunian moons
ⓘ
inner natural satellites of giant planets ⓘ shepherd moons ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Neptune system ⓘ |
| diameter_km | ~176 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Stephen P. Synnott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager 2 imaging team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| discoveredUsing | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1989-07-02 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| eccentricity | low ⓘ |
| equilibriumTemperature_K | ~51 ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity_m_per_s | ~90 ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination | small relative to Neptune’s equator ⓘ |
| helpsMaintain | Adams ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IAUName | Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInnerTo | Adams ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isShepherdMoonOf | Adams ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSmallerThan |
Proteus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass_kg | ~2.1e18 ⓘ |
| meanDensity_g_per_cm3 | ~1.3 ⓘ |
| meanRadius_km | ~88 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Galatea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
a sea nymph in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| officialName | Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_hours | ~10.3 ⓘ |
| orbitalSemimajorAxis_km | ~61953 ⓘ |
| orbits | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsInside | Adams ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWithin | Neptune’s ring system ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBodyType | ice-rich body ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/1989 N 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | synchronous ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | dark ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatures |
heavily cratered
ⓘ
likely fractured ⓘ |
| tidallyLockedTo | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.