Galatea

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Galatea
Galatea-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Galatea from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Galatea
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 62097694.895992 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.00176342814065272
Inclination (i) 28.5712798372164°
(0.498662904668096 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 48.6938364381423°
(.849867771273172 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 188.29717200708°
(3.28640562371764 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 216.667607835566°
(3.78156313915049 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 79100 m
Mass 5.955×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 37065.6 (10.296 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0.5146
LAN 3.8594
Note *Elements given are from Galatea.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Galatea (Neptune VI, S/1989 N 4) is one of the inner moons of Neptune. It was discovered by Voyager 2 July 1989. It is named after Galatea, one of the Nereids, of Greek mythology.

Galatea in Orbiter

Galatea was first introduced into Orbiter with the add-on neptune.zip in November 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Galatea
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
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Neptune's natural satellites

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S/2021 N 1

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