Triton
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| Triton | |
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| 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
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 | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
See also
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 as seen by Voyager 2
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