Psamathe

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Psamathe
Psamathe-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Psamathe from outer_planets-0609029-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Psamathe
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64792344792
Semimajor axis (a) 49057834597.6685
Eccentricity (e) 0.232165207045848
Inclination (i) 124.513633782991°
(2.17317287313564 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 319.604261589348°
(5.57814666813936 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 449.166876249591°
(7.83944088145329 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 716.301094263813°
(12.5018125305418 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 14110 m
Mass 1.828×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 787614624 (24.958 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from S2003-N1.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Psamathe (Jupiter XLV, S/2003 J 6) a retrograde irregular moons of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S Shepard et al in 2003. It is named for one of the Nereids.

Psamathe in Orbiter

Psamathe was released in the add-on outerplanets-050125.zip in January 2005.

In outerplanets-050125.zip, Psamathe was referred to as S2003-N1. In order to use it as Psamathe, the following changes must be made.

  • File:S2003_N1.cfg:
    • change the filename to Psamathe.cfg
    • change the name in the comment line in the top line to Psamathe (S/2003-N1, Neptune)
    • line 3, change NAME = to Psamathe
    • Last line, change the name of N1-Station = to Psamathe-station
  • File:N1-Station.cfg
    • change the filename to Psamathe-station.cfg
    • Line 3, change the name to Psamathe-Station
  • File:Jupiter_S2003N1.scn
    • change the filename to Neptune_Psamathe.scn
    • Line 2, change S2003-N1 Station to Psamathe Station
    • Find the GL-01 ship, change STATUS Landed S2003-N1 to Landed Psamathe
    • Change BASE N1-Station:1 to Psamathe-Station:1
  • File:S2003-N1.tex, change filename to Psamathe.tex
  • File:S2003-N1M.BMP, change filename to PsamatheM.BMP
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Psamathe
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

Psamathe at Wikipedia

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S/2021 N 1

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