Despina
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| Despina | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Despina |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 1989.6466 (1989 August 24) |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 52510000 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0001 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.0630253575° (0.0011 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 154.9163286° (2.7038 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 126.0048783° (2.1992 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 85.60562417° (1.4941 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 74100 m |
| Mass | 5.461×1016 kg |
| SidRotPeriod | 28944 (8.04 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0.5146 |
| LAN | 3.8594 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Despina.cfg (neptune.zip) |
Despina (Neptune V, S/1989 N 3) is one of the inner moons of Neptune. It was discovered by Harold J Reitsema et al in September 1989. It is named after Despoina, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, of Greek mythology.
Despina in Orbiter
Despina 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 | |||
Despina from neptune.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Despina as seen by Voyager 2 in July 1989,
from Wikimedia Commons
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