Galatea
Orbit data
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Object data
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Mythology
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Links
Galatea
Neptune VI
(S/1989 N4)
Orbit data
Mean distance from the planet
Neptune
61.953
km
Orbital period around the planet
Neptune
(
sideric
)
0,429
d
Mean
orbital velocity
10,52
km/s
Orbital
inclination
0,054
°
Eccentricity
of the orbit around the planet
Neptune
0,0001
Object data
Discovered by Stephen P. Synnott, Voyager 2 Team
1989
Mass
2,7 × 10
18
kg
Equatorial radius
88
km
Mean density
1,3
g/cm³
Albedo
0,08
Apparent magnitude
+ 21,9
m
vis
Mythology
Galatea
is one of the
Nereids
, and the beloved of
Acis
, a Sicilian shepherd.
Links
NASA (Voyager 2) -
Galatea
© Calvin J. Hamilton ("Views of the Solar System")
Welcome to the Planets
Online version of the "Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM"
A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System -
The Nine Planets
© William A. Arnett
© 2021 by
Bernd Onasch
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