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Triton

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[edit]

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.

Add-on	Source	Version	Author	Type	Release Date	Compatibility
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Triton
Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 1/4 - v2.0.0	O-F Resources	v2.0.0	cristiapi	Scenery	2 July 2015	*module only
Orbiter 2006-P1	O-F Resources	060929	martins	Orbiter Download	29 September 2006	Orbiter 2006-P1
Orbiter 2006	O-F Resources	060504	martins	Orbiter Download	4 May 2006	Orbiter 2006
The Outer Planets 050329 Update	AVSIM	050329	Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik	Scenery	30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050223 Update	O-F Resources	2005-02-23	VF2_Rolf	Scenery	23 February 2005
The Outer Planets 050125	AVSIM	050125	Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn	Scenery	26 January 2005	Orbiter 2005-P1
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

Gallery[edit]

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 from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Triton in Orbiter 2006P1
Triton in Orbiter 2010P1
Triton in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9
Triton as seen by Voyager 2
from Wikimedia Commons

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Neptune's natural satellites

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See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Neptune

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+|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/celestial-bodies-motion-part-1-4-v2-0-0.132/ Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 1/4 - v2.0.0]||O-F Resources||v2.0.0||cristiapi||Scenery||2 July 2015||*module only||
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+|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006-p1.5430/ Orbiter 2006-P1]||O-F Resources||060929||martins||Orbiter Download||29 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
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+|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2006.5431/ Orbiter 2006]||O-F Resources||060504||martins||Orbiter Download||4 May 2006||Orbiter 2006||
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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://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/the-outer-planets-050223-update.2483/ The Outer Planets 050223 Update]||O-F Resources||2005-02-23||VF2_Rolf||Scenery||23 February 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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 == Gallery ==
-<gallery widths="200" heights="200">
+<gallery widths="100" heights="100">
 Triton021012.jpg|<center>Triton in uranus-neptune-moons.zip</center>
 Triton-orbiter2002p3.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2002P3</center>
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 Triton-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 Triton-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Triton from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
-Triton-usgs23-with-frame.jpg|<center>Triton as seen by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]]</center>
+Triton-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
+Triton-Orbiter2010P1-Orbiter2010P1.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2010P1.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2010P1</center>
+TritonOrbiter2016.jpg|<center>Triton in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9</center>
+Triton-usgs23-with-frame.jpg|<center>Triton as seen by [[w:Voyager 2|Voyager 2]]<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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