Despina
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| Despina | |
|---|---|
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| Designation | |
| Name | Despina |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006.64779710751 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 52610231.603098 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.00194695318228427 |
| Inclination (i) | 28.4993087218546° (0.497406771738699 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 48.9357031762899° (0.854089142204905 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 394.813631762835° (6.89079780601793 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 703.073476484795° (12.2709470481026 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 74100 m |
| Mass | 5.461×1016 kg |
| SidRotPeriod | 28944 (8.04 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0.5146 |
| LAN | 3.8594 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Despina.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip) |
Despina (Neptune V, S/1989 N 3) is one of the inner moons of Neptune. It was discovered by Harold J Reitsema et al in September 1989. It is named after Despoina, daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, of Greek mythology.
Despina in Orbiter
Despina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Planets 060929 Base | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel Carl Romanik Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 30 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050329 Update | AVSIM | 050329 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn Carl Romanik |
Scenery | 30 March 2005 | ||
| The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
| Neptune Minor Moons | O-F Resources | 2004-12-14 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 14 December 2004 | ||
| Neptune | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 7 November 2002 | |||
Despina from neptune.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Despina from NeptuneMoons.zip in Orbiter 2003P2 
Despina from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Despina from outer_planets-0609029-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
Despina as seen by Voyager 2 in July 1989,
from Wikimedia Commons
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