Galatea
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| Galatea | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Galatea |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 62006799.9385928 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.000841030096325 |
| Inclination (i) | 28.47161865° (0.496923488772684 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 48.86862489° (0.852918405312723 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 264.548803° (4.61724764397879 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 266.2542169° (4.647012731823 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 (NeptuneMoons.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 imaged by Voyager 2 near on of the Neptune ring ars,
from Wikimedia Commons
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