Neso
| Neso | |
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| Neso from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Neso |
| Reference body | Neptune |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006.64792344792 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 48710543575.8785 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.625604169885001 |
| Inclination (i) | 140.261695869272° (2.44802840734973 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 46.5673560401326° (0.812753686848783 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 128.680584121466° (2.24589987630912 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 431.219164551475° (7.52619421912245 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 3111 m |
| Mass | 3.928×1016 kg |
| SidRotPeriod | 809912736 sec (25.6646 years) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliquity | 0 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from S2002-N4.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip) |
Neso (Neptune XIII S/2002 N 4) is a retrograde irregular satellite and the second outermost satellite of Neptune. Discovered by Matthew J Holman and his team on 14 August 2002 at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, it was named after one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Neso in Orbiter
Neso was introduced to Orbiter by the add-on outerplanets-050125.zip in January 2005.
| 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 | |
See also
Gallery
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Neso from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1 -
Neso from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1 -
Animation of Neso images by Brett J Gladman in September 2002
from Wikimedia Commons
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