Psamathe
| Psamathe | |
|---|---|
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| 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
| 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
Gallery
Psamathe from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Psamathe from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
Discovery images of Psamathe in August 2003
from Wikimedia Commons
Animation of three images of Psamathe to show orbital motion
from Wikimedia Commons
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