Halimede

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Halimede
Halimede-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Halimede from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Halimede
Reference body Neptune
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64792344792
Semimajor axis (a) 16600036241.2717 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.26159184074277
Inclination (i) 111.908103589669°
(1.95316486730261 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 217.726146466726°
(3.80003812352378 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 374.330900270835°
(6.5333067016806 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 710.406642838235°
(12.3989349455666 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 17520 m
Mass 1.844×1016 kg
SidRotPeriod 162406944 (5.146 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Halimede.cfg (Halimede-outer_planets-060929-base.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[edit]

Halimede was released in the add-on uranus-neptune_ii.zip in March 2003.

In outerplanets-050125.zip, Halimede was referred to as S2002-N1. In order to use it as Halimede, the following changes must be made.

  • File:S2002_N1.cfg:
    • change the filename to Halimede.cfg
    • change the name in the comment line in the top line to Halimede (S/2002-N1, Neptune)
    • line 3, change NAME = to Halimede
    • Last line, change the name of N1-Station = to Halimede-station
  • File:J2-Station.cfg
    • change the filename to Halimede-station.cfg
    • Line 3, change the name to Halimede-Station
  • File:Jupiter_S2001J2.scn
    • change the filename to Neptune_S2002-N1.scn
    • Line 2, change S2002-N1 Station to Halimede Station
    • Find the GL-01 ship, change STATUS Landed S2002-N1 to Landed Halimede
    • Change BASE N1-Station:1 to Halimede-Station:1
  • File:S2002-N1.tex, change filename to Halimede.tex
  • File:S2002-N1M.BMP, change filename to HalimedeM.BMP
Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Halimede
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 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
Uranus-Neptune II AVSIM Rolf B Keibel Scenery 6 March 2003

See also[edit]

Halimede at Wikipedia

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S/2021 N 1

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