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| + | !bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Galatea | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Galatea-neptunezip.jpg|240px]] | ||
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| + | |colspan="2" align="center"|<center>'''Galatea from ''neptune.zip'' in Orbiter 2002'''</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%"|1989.6466 (1989 August 24) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|62010000 m | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0001 | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.054017315° <br> (0.00094278 radian) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|112.4888039° <br> (1.9633 radian) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|219.8668243° <br> (3.8374 radian) | ||
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| + | |width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|46.97680962° <br> (0.8199 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 | ||
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| + | |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 (neptune.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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| + | !Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article | ||
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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> | ||
| + | Galatea-neptunezip.jpg|<center>Galatea from ''neptune.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</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:Natural satellites]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Satellites of Uranus]] | ||
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| + | {{Nsat-Stub}} | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 12 August 2024
| Galatea | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Galatea |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 1989.6466 (1989 August 24) |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 62010000 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0001 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.054017315° (0.00094278 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 112.4888039° (1.9633 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 219.8668243° (3.8374 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 46.97680962° (0.8199 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 (neptune.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
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 | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 7 November 2002 | |||
Galatea from neptune.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Galatea imaged by Voyager 2 near on of the Neptune ring ars,
from Wikimedia Commons
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