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Nereid is the third largest moon of [[Neptune]], and was the second to be discovered.
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Nereid
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:NereidOrbiter2016.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Nereid in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Nereid
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Neptune]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2006.49555099247 (2006 June 30)
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|5515375933.0092 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.747077257017379
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|5.071276291° <br> (0.0885104685561022 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|320.1049351° <br> (5.58688506093214 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|616.561942° <br> (10.7610359309656 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|684.0532414° <br> (11.9389813216087 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|165000 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.317×10<sup>19</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Nereid.cfg (Orbiter 2016)
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see also: Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nereid_%28moon%29]
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Nereid is the third largest [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Neptune]] and the largest irregular moon in the [[Solar System|Solar system]]. It was discovered by [[w:Gerard Kuiper|Gerard Kuiper]] on 1 May 1949.
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== Nereid in Orbiter ==
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Nereid was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Octiber 2002.
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|colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Io'''</center>
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=uranus-neptune-moons.zip&Author=&CatID=root Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon]||AVSIM||||Robert Stettner (Foxtrot)||Scenery||12 October 2002||||
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== See also ==
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[[W:Nereid (moon)|Nereid]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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Nereid021012.jpg|<center>Nereid from ''uranus-neptune-moons.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Nereid-Voyager2.jpg|<center>Nereid as seen by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] in 1989<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Nereid's orbit around Neptune.svg|<center>Nereid's highly eccentric orbit around Neptune<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Revision as of 03:39, 3 August 2024

Nereid
NereidOrbiter2016.jpg
Nereid in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Nereid
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.49555099247 (2006 June 30)
Semimajor axis (a) 5515375933.0092 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.747077257017379
Inclination (i) 5.071276291°
(0.0885104685561022 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 320.1049351°
(5.58688506093214 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 616.561942°
(10.7610359309656 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 684.0532414°
(11.9389813216087 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 165000 m
Mass 1.317×1019 kg
Note *Elements given are from Nereid.cfg (Orbiter 2016)


Nereid is the third largest moon of Neptune and the largest irregular moon in the Solar system. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 1 May 1949.

Nereid in Orbiter

Nereid was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Octiber 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Io
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon AVSIM Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) Scenery 12 October 2002

See also

Nereid at Wikipedia

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