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Triton is the largest moon of [[Neptune]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Triton
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:TritonOrbiter2016.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Triton in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Triton
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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%"|2005.41409993155
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|354765668.747018 m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0000177503155008841
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|129.9699061° <br> (2.26840278949087 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|217.2530657° <br> (3.79178130672011 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|521.6797862° <br> (9.10502991096084 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|829.2581612° <br> (14.4732852612641 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|1352500 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|2.14×10<sup>22</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|507759.84 (141.0444 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliquity||align="right" width="30%"|0.51452
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|2.29898
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Triton.cfg (Orbiter 2005P1)
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see also: Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triton_%28moon%29]
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Triton is the largest moon of [[Neptune]] and the seventh largest moon in the [[Solar System]].It the only moon of Neptune that has reached hydrostatic equilibrium and it has a thin atmosphere. Triton's orbit is retrograde.
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Triton was discovered by [[w:William Lassell|William Lassell]] on 10 October 1846, just 17 days after Neptune was discovered.
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== Triton in Orbiter ==
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Triton was introduced to Orbiter with the add-on uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002. In April 2003 Rolf Keibel released triton.zip with two different atmospheres as options.
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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://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=triton.zip&Author=&CatID=root Triton]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||25 April 2003||||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p1.5434/ Orbiter 2003-P1]||O-F Resources||031105||martins||Orbiter Download||5 November 2003||Orbiter 2003-P1|
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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:Triton (moon)|Triton]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
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Triton021012.jpg|<center>Triton in uranus-neptune-moons.zip</center>
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Triton-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
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Triton-Tritonzip.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2002P3 from ''triton.zip''</center>
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Triton-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Triton-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Triton-usgs23-with-frame.jpg|<center>Triton as seen by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]]</center>
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</gallery>
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{{NeptuneSat}}
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{{SolarSystem}}
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[[Category: Articles]]
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[[Category:Celestial bodies]]
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[[Category:Solar System]]
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[[Category:Natural satellites]]
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[[Category:Satellites of Neptune]]
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Revision as of 03:26, 17 September 2024

Triton
TritonOrbiter2016.jpg
Triton in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Triton
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 354765668.747018 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0000177503155008841
Inclination (i) 129.9699061°
(2.26840278949087 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 217.2530657°
(3.79178130672011 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 521.6797862°
(9.10502991096084 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 829.2581612°
(14.4732852612641 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 1352500 m
Mass 2.14×1022 kg
SidRotPeriod 507759.84 (141.0444 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.51452
LAN 2.29898
Note *Elements given are from Triton.cfg (Orbiter 2005P1)

Triton is the largest moon of Neptune and the seventh largest moon in the Solar System.It the only moon of Neptune that has reached hydrostatic equilibrium and it has a thin atmosphere. Triton's orbit is retrograde.

Triton was discovered by William Lassell on 10 October 1846, just 17 days after Neptune was discovered.

Triton in Orbiter

Triton was introduced to Orbiter with the add-on uranus-neptune-moons.zip in October 2002. In April 2003 Rolf Keibel released triton.zip with two different atmospheres as options.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Io
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Triton AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 25 April 2003
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon AVSIM Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) Scenery 12 October 2002

See also

Triton at Wikipedia

  • Triton in uranus-neptune-moons.zip
  • Triton in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Triton in Orbiter 2002P3 from triton.zip
  • Triton in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Triton in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Triton as seen by Voyager 2
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