Despina
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| Despina | |
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| Designation | |
| Name | Despina |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2014.39014373717 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 60227784.2 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.0000000244511577606 |
| Inclination (i) | 0.001238965071423° (0.000021624019813538 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 208.626701831817° (3.6412228545417 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 104.242486953736° (1.81937461780992 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 108.701283931732° (1.89719530575393 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 12000 m |
| Mass | 2.21×1016 kg |
| SidRotPeriod | 65657.58530145804 (18.2382 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 1.09044646015132 |
| LAN | 5.24385919090949 |
| Note | *Elements given are from Despina.cfg (Uranus and Neptune Moons.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[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - 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 | ||
| 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 from Uranus and Neptune Moons.zip in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 
Despina as seen by Voyager 2 in July 1989,
from Wikimedia Commons
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