Galatea
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| Galatea | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Galatea |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 1989.6466 (1989 August 24) |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 62010000 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0001 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.054017315° (0.00094278 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 112.4888039° (1.9633 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 219.8668243° (3.8374 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 46.97680962° (0.8199 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 (neptune.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.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel | Scenery | 7 November 2002 | |||
Galatea from neptune.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Galatea imaged by Voyager 2 near on of the Neptune ring ars,
from Wikimedia Commons
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