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|colspan="2" align="center"|<center>'''Galatea from ''NeptuneMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2'''</center>
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|62006799.9385928 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|62097694.895992 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.000841030096325
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.00176342814065272
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|28.47161865° <br> (0.496923488772684 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|28.5712798372164° <br> (0.498662904668096 radian)
 
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|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 the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|48.6938364381423° <br> (.849867771273172 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%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|188.29717200708° <br> (3.28640562371764 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|266.2542169° <br> (4.647012731823 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|216.667607835566° <br> (3.78156313915049 radian)
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|3.8594
 
|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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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Galatea.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)
 
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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/celestial-bodies-motion-part-2-4-v2-0-0.295/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*module only||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outer_planets-060929-base.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 060929 Base]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel<br>Carl Romanik<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||30 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050329_update.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050329 Update]||AVSIM||050329||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn<br>Carl Romanik||Scenery||30 March 2005||||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1||
 
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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||||
 
|[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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Galatea-neptunezip.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''neptune.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
 
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-NeptuneMoonszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''NeptuneMoons.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Galatea-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1
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Galatea-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''outer_planets-060929-base.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</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>
 
Galatea feat.jpg|<center>Galatea imaged by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]] near on of the Neptune ring ars,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 10 November 2024

Galatea
Galatea-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Galatea from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Galatea
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 62097694.895992 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00176342814065272
Inclination (i) 28.5712798372164°
(0.498662904668096 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 48.6938364381423°
(.849867771273172 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 188.29717200708°
(3.28640562371764 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 216.667607835566°
(3.78156313915049 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 79100 m
Mass 5.955×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 37065.6 (10.296 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.5146
LAN 3.8594
Note *Elements given are from Galatea.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

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.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Galatea
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 O-F Resources v2.0.0 cristiapi Scenery 2 July 2015 *module only
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Neptune Minor Moons O-F Resources 2004-12-14 Nighthawke Scenery 14 December 2004
Neptune AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 7 November 2002
  • Galatea from neptune.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Galatea from NeptuneMoons.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Galatea from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Galatea from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Galatea imaged by Voyager 2 near on of the Neptune ring ars,
    from Wikimedia Commons
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Neptune's natural satellites

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Named satellites:

Despina | Galatea | Halimede | Hippocamp | Laomedeia | Larissa | Naiad | Nereid | Neso | Proteus | Psamathe | Sao | Thalassa | Triton

Numbered Satellites:

S/2021 N 1

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