Halimede
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| Halimede | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Halimede |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2002 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 21 931 000 000 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.4305 |
| Inclination (i) | 120.4471877° (2.1022 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 228.8622617° (3.9944 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 47.84770547° (0.8351 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 87.29012009° (1.5235 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 17520 m |
| Mass | 1.844×1016 kg |
| SidRotPeriod | 246784320 (7.8201 years) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Halimede.cfg (uranus-neptune_ii.zip) |
Halimede (Neptune IX, S/2002 N 1) a retrograde irregular moons of Neptune. It was discovered by Matthew J Holman et al on 14 August 2002. It is named for one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Halimede in Orbiter
Halimede was released in the add-on uranus-neptune_ii.zip in March 2003.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uranus-Neptune II | AVSIM | Rolf B Keibel | Scenery | 6 March 2003 | |||
Laomedeia in Orbiter 2002P3 from uranus-neptune_ii.zip 
Three images of Halimede, showing its motion.
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