Nereid
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| Nereid | |
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| Nereid from Uranus and Neptune Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Nereid |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006.49555099247 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 5515375933.0092 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.747077257017379 |
| Inclination (i) | 5.0672309310494° (0.08.85104685561022 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 320.104934616101° (5.58688506093214 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 616.561942032962° (10.7610359309656 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 684.0532414137° (11.9389813216087 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 165000 m |
| Mass | 1.317×1019 kg |
| Note | *Elements given are from Nereid.cfg (Uranus and Neptune Moons.zip) |
Nereid is the third largest moon of Neptune and the largest irregular moon in the Solar system. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 1 May 1949.
Nereid in Orbiter
Nereid was introduced to Orbiter with the release of uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Octiber 2002.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 1/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *module only | |
| Uranus and Neptune Moons | O-F Resources | 2014-09-30 | T1234 | Scenery | 30 September 2014 | ||
| Orbiter 2010-P1 | O-F Resources | 100830 | martins | Orbiter Download | 30 August 2010 | Orbiter 2010-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2010 | O-F Resources | 100606 | martins | Orbiter Download | 5 June 2010 | Orbiter 2010 | |
| The Outer Planets 060929 Base | AVSIM | Rolf Keibel Carl Romanik Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 30 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | ||
| Orbiter 2006-P1 | O-F Resources | 060929 | martins | Orbiter Download | 29 September 2006 | Orbiter 2006-P1 | |
| Orbiter 2006 | O-F Resources | 060504 | martins | Orbiter Download | 4 May 2006 | Orbiter 2006 | |
| The Outer Planets 050125 | AVSIM | 050125 | Rolf Keibel Tony Dunn |
Scenery | 26 January 2005 | Orbiter 2005-P1 | |
| 2005 (with P1 patch files) | O-F Resources | 050216 | martins | Orbiter Download | 16 February 2005 | Orbiter 2005 | |
| Orbiter 2003-P2 | O-F Resources | 031217 | martins | Orbiter Download | 17 December 2003 | Orbiter 2003-P2 | |
| Orbiter 2003-P1 | O-F Resources | 031105 | martins | Orbiter Download | 5 November 2003 | ||
| Uranus / Neptune Moons Addon | AVSIM | Robert Stettner (Foxtrot) | Scenery | 12 October 2002 | |||
See also
Gallery
Nereid from uranus-neptune-moons.zip in Orbiter 2002 
Nereid in Orbiter 2002P3 
Nereid in Orbiter 2003P2 
Nereid in Orbiter 2005P1 
Nereid from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 
Nereid in Orbiter 2006P1 
Nereid from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 
Nereid in Orbiter 2010P1 
Nereid from Uranus and Neptune Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 
Nereid as seen by Voyager 2 in 1989
from Wikimedia Commons
Nereid's highly eccentric orbit around Neptune
from Wikimedia Commons
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