S/1989 N 6

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S/1989 N 6 is the provisional designation for Naiad, one of Neptune’s small inner moons discovered in Voyager 2 images.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inner moon
moon of Neptune
natural satellite
belongsToPlanetarySystem Neptune system NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Voyager 2 NERFINISHED
Voyager 2 imaging team NERFINISHED
discoveredInYear 1989
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging
hasAlbedo 0.07
hasAlternativeName Neptune III Naiad NERFINISHED
hasApproximateDiameter_km 66
hasApproximateMeanRadius_km 33
hasApproximateSemiMajorAxis_km 48227
hasDiscoveryImageSource Voyager 2 narrow-angle camera NERFINISHED
hasDiscoveryStatus discovered in Voyager 2 images
hasDynamicalRelationship in orbital resonance with Thalassa
hasIAUDesignation Neptune III NERFINISHED
hasOrbitalDirection prograde
hasOrbitalEccentricity 0.0003
hasOrbitalInclination_degrees 4.7
hasOrbitalPeriod_days 0.294
hasPermanentName Naiad NERFINISHED
hasProvisionalDesignation S/1989 N 6 NERFINISHED
hasRotationState synchronous with its orbital period
hasShape irregular
hasSurfaceComposition likely water ice with dark material
hasSurfaceFeatures no major features resolved in Voyager 2 images
isCloseTo Thalassa NERFINISHED
isInnerSatelliteOf Neptune NERFINISHED
isPartOf inner Neptunian satellite group
isSmallerThan Proteus NERFINISHED
Triton NERFINISHED
namedAfter Naiads from Greek mythology
orbits Neptune NERFINISHED

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Naiad provisionalDesignation S/1989 N 6