Naiad
Naiad information
Average distance
from
Neptune
:
48230 km (0.0003
AU
)
Equatorial radius
:
48 x 30 x 26 km (
Diameter
: 96 km)
Mass
:
200000000000000000 kg
Siderial orbit period (length of year)
:
0.294396 earth days
Orbital eccentricity
:
0.000
Orbital inclination to ecliptic
:
4.74 degrees
Naiad, Neptune III
Naiad
The Naiads were the nymphs who lived in and presided over brooks, springs, and fountains.
The last of the satellites discovered in 1989 by Voyager 2.
Naiad, Thalassa, Despina and Galatea are all irregularly shaped.
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Discovered by Voyager 2 in 1989
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