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Revision as of 03:45, 1 August 2024
Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun, the fourth largest planet by size and the third by mass. Neptune was actually observed by Galileo Galilei on at least two occassions in 1612 and 1613, but did not realize that it was a planet, mistaking it for a star. In 1845, John Couch Adams and Urbain Le Verrier indpendently calculated that there should be another planet based upon perturbations of the orbit of Uranus. Le Verrier sent a letter with his findings to Johann Gottfried Galle who was then the first observer of Neptune and recognized it for what it is.
Neptune in Orbiter
Neptune has been a part of the Orbiter family of bodies at least since the release of Orbiter 2001. In the 2001 version, Neptune had no moons, but 14 moons have been added in later releases of Orbiter or as a part of add-ons.
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Neptune.
Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
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Orbiter 2002 | O-F Resources | 020419 | martins | Orbiter Download | 19 April 2002 | Orbiter 2002 | |
Orbiter 2001 | O-F Resources | 010503 | martins | Orbiter Download | 3 May 2001 | Orbiter 2001 |
See also
Natural satellites
Neptune as seen by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on 17 August 1989
Wikimedia Commons
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: |
See also: Pronunciation key | rings of Neptune |
edit The Solar System | |
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Central star |
Sun (Sol) |
Planets |
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune |
Natural satellites |
Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more... |
Add-ons |
Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems |
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