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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Galatea | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Galatea-NeptuneMoonszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|240px]] | ||
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+ | |colspan="2" align="center"|<center>'''Galatea from ''NeptuneMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2'''</center> | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation | ||
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+ | |Name||align="right"|Galatea | ||
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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 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|62006799.9385928 m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.000841030096325 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|28.47161865° <br> (0.496923488772684 radian) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|48.86862489° <br> (0.852918405312723 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|264.548803° <br> (4.61724764397879 radian) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|266.2542169° <br> (4.647012731823 radian) | ||
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+ | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|79100 m | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|5.955×10<sup>16</sup> kg | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|37065.6 (10.296 hours) | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0.5146 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|3.8594 | ||
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+ | |width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Galatea.cfg (NeptuneMoons.zip) | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | '''Galatea (Neptune VI, S/1989 N 4)''' is one of the inner [[Natural satellites|moons]] of [[Neptune]]. It was discovered by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] July 1989. It is named after [[w:Galatea|Galatea]], one of the Nereids, of [[w:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]]. | ||
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+ | == Galatea in Orbiter == | ||
+ | Galatea was first introduced into Orbiter with the add-on ''neptune.zip'' in November 2002. | ||
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+ | {|class="wikitable sortable” style="text-align: center" | ||
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+ | |colspan="8"|<center>'''Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Galatea'''</center> | ||
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+ | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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+ | |[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/neptune-minor-moons.226/ Neptune Minor Moons]||O-F Resources||2004-12-14||Nighthawke||Scenery||14 December 2004|||| | ||
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+ | |[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=neptune.zip&Author=&CatID=root Neptune]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||7 November 2002|||| | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | <gallery widths="200" heights="200"> | ||
+ | Galatea-neptunezip.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''neptune.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center> | ||
+ | Galatea-NeptuneMoonszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''NeptuneMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center> | ||
+ | Galatea feat.jpg|<center>Galatea imaged by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] near on of the Neptune ring ars,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center> | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | {{NeptuneSat}} | ||
+ | {{SolarSystem}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Articles]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Celestial bodies]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Solar System]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Natural satellites]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Satellites of Neptune]] | ||
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+ | {{Nsat-Stub}} |
Latest revision as of 03:11, 16 September 2024
Galatea (Neptune VI, S/1989 N 4) is one of the inner moons of Neptune. It was discovered by Voyager 2 July 1989. It is named after Galatea, one of the Nereids, of Greek mythology.
Galatea in Orbiter[edit]
Galatea was first introduced into Orbiter with the add-on neptune.zip in November 2002.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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Neptune Minor Moons | O-F Resources | 2004-12-14 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 14 December 2004 | ||
Neptune | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 7 November 2002 |
Galatea imaged by Voyager 2 near on of the Neptune ring ars,
from Wikimedia Commons
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