Neptune V (Despina)

E568111

Neptune V (Despina) is a small, irregularly shaped inner moon of Neptune that orbits close to the planet and is likely a captured or fragmented body.

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Neptune V (Despina) canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inner moon
irregularly shaped body
moon of Neptune
natural satellite
albedo low
alternativeOriginHypothesis captured body later modified by collisions
fragment of a disrupted larger moon
atmosphere no significant atmosphere
belongsToPlanetarySystem Neptune system NERFINISHED
catalogDesignation Neptune V NERFINISHED
celestialBodyType natural satellite
coordinateSystem Neptune-centric
dimensions_km about 180 × 148 × 128
discoveredBy Stephen P. Synnott NERFINISHED
Voyager 2 imaging team NERFINISHED
discoveredBySpacecraft Voyager 2 NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1989-07-29
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging
discoveryMission Voyager 2 Neptune flyby NERFINISHED
dynamicalState slowly spiraling inward due to tidal interactions
equilibriumState not in hydrostatic equilibrium
escapeVelocity_m_per_s on the order of 100
geologicalActivity no known current geological activity
IAUName Despina NERFINISHED
likelyComposition water ice and rock mixture
likelyOrigin accreted from a debris disk around Neptune
locatedIn outer Solar System
meanDensity_g_per_cm3 about 1.2
meanRadius_km approximately 75
memberOf Solar System NERFINISHED
namedAfter Despina NERFINISHED
namedAfterFromMythology a Nereid in Greek mythology
orbitalDirection prograde
orbitalInclination small relative to Neptune’s equator
orbitalPeriod_days about 0.335
orbitalSemimajorAxis_km about 52,500
orbits Neptune NERFINISHED
orbitsInside Neptune’s synchronous orbit radius
planet Neptune NERFINISHED
positionInSystem inner regular satellite of Neptune
primaryBody Neptune NERFINISHED
provisionalDesignation S/1989 N3
rotationState synchronous rotation
shape irregular
surfaceColor dark
surfaceFeatures heavily cratered
no large tectonic structures detected
tidalLock tidally locked to Neptune

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Despina catalogCode Neptune V (Despina)