Neptune's regular inner satellites
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Neptune's regular inner satellites are a closely packed group of small, faint moons orbiting near the planet, shaped and influenced by its strong gravitational and ring system dynamics.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object group
ⓘ
group of natural satellites ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Neptune's ring arcs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynamicallyInteractsWith | Neptune's rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposition | likely water ice and rock mixture ⓘ |
| hasDynamicalRole |
confinement of ring arcs
ⓘ
shepherding of ring material ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | strong Neptunian radiation and magnetospheric environment ⓘ |
| hasExplorationStatus |
no dedicated orbiter mission as of 2024
ⓘ
only briefly imaged by Voyager 2 in 1989 ⓘ |
| hasNamingTheme | Greek sea deities ⓘ |
| hasObservationChallenge |
faintness and proximity to bright Neptune
ⓘ
small angular separation from Neptune in the sky ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalCharacteristic |
closely packed orbits
ⓘ
low orbital inclinations ⓘ nearly circular orbits ⓘ prograde orbits ⓘ short orbital periods ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalRegion |
inside Proteus's orbit
ⓘ
inside Triton's orbit ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalStability | long-term stability affected by mutual perturbations ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProperty |
faint brightness
ⓘ
irregular shapes ⓘ low albedo ⓘ small size ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | six known moons ⓘ |
| hasScientificInterest |
constraints on Neptune's ring origin
ⓘ
study of ring–moon interactions ⓘ study of tidal evolution in the Neptunian system ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Neptune's gravitational field
ⓘ
Neptune's ring system dynamics ⓘ mutual gravitational interactions ⓘ |
| locatedIn | inner Neptunian system ⓘ |
| member |
Despina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galatea NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippocamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Larissa NERFINISHED ⓘ Naiad NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalassa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hubble Space Telescope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics ⓘ |
| orbits | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Neptunian satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.