S/2004 N 1
S/2004 N 1 is a smaa muin o Neptune, aboot 18 km (11 mi) in diameter, which orbits the planet in just unner ane Yird day. Its discovery on 1 Julie 2013 increased Neptune's retinue o kent satellites tae fowerteen.[4] The muin is so dim that it wis nae observed when Voyager 2 flew bi in 1989. Mark Showalter o the SETI Institute foond it bi analyzing archived Neptune photographs the Hubble Space Telescope captured atween 2004 an 2009.[5]
 Composite o Hubble Space Telescope images frae 2009 shawin Neptune, S/2004 N 1, an some o Neptune's rings an ither inner muins. The brichtness o the muins relative tae Neptune is greatly enhanced. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered bi | M. R. Showalter, I. de Pater, J. J. Lissauer, R. S. French[1] |
| Discovery date | July 1, 2013 |
| Orbital chairactereestics[3] | |
| ~ 105,283 km | |
| Eccentricity | ~ 0.000[2] |
| 0.9362 d[3] | |
| Inclination |
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| Satellite o | Neptune |
| Pheesical chairacteristics | |
Mean radius | 8–10 km[3] |
| Albedo | assumed law |
| 26.5[3] | |
The designation "S/2004 N 1" is provisional; "2004" refers tae the year the data wis first acquired, nae the year o discovery.
References
eedit- ↑ Yeomans, D. K. (15 Julie 2013). "Planetary Satellite Discovery Circumstances". JPL Solar System Dynamics web site. Jet Propulsion Lab. Retrieved 17 Julie 2013. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help); freemit airtin in|work=(help) - ↑ a b Editors of Sky & Telescope. "A Guide to Planetary Satellites". Sky & Telescope web site. Sky & Telescope. Archived frae the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 Julie 2013. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
|work=(help)CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link) - ↑ a b c d Kelly Beatty (15 Julie 2013). "Neptune's Newest Moon". Sky & Telescope. Archived frae the original on 16 Julie 2013. Retrieved 15 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon". Space Telescope Science Institute. 15 Julie 2013. Retrieved 15 Julie 2013.
- ↑ "Nasa's Hubble telescope discovers new Neptune moon". BBC News. 15 Julie 2013. Retrieved 16 Julie 2013.