Neso

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Neso
Neso-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Neso from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Neso
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64792344792
Semimajor axis (a) 48710543575.8785 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.625604169885001
Inclination (i) 140.261695869272°
(2.44802840734973 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 46.5673560401326°
(0.812753686848783 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 128.680584121466°
(2.24589987630912 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 431.219164551475°
(7.52619421912245 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 3111 m
Mass 3.928×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 809912736 sec (25.6646 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from S2002-N4.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Neso (Neptune XIII S/2002 N 4) is a retrograde irregular satellite and the second outermost satellite of Neptune. Discovered by Matthew J Holman and his team on 14 August 2002 at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, it was named after one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Neso in Orbiter

Neso was introduced to Orbiter by the add-on outerplanets-050125.zip in January 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Neso
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn
Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1

See also

Neso at Wikipedia

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