Thebe
01. Triton Moon Data
Mass (kg) 2.14e+22 
Radius (km) 1,350 
Density (gm/cm3) 2.07 
Distance from Neptune (km) 354,800 
Period of rotation (days) -5.87685 
Period of orbit (days) -5.87685 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) -4.39 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0000 
Inclination of orbit (°) 157.35 
surface gravity (m/sec2) 3.72
Escape velocity (km/sec) 1.45 
Visual albedo 0.7
Visual magnitude  13.47 
surface temperature -235°C
Discovered: 1846 W.Lassell
Neptune Moons
02. Nereid Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 170
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 5,513,400 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 360.1362 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 1.12 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.7512 
Inclination of orbit (°) 27.6
surface gravity (m/sec2) 3.72
Escape velocity (km/sec) 0.0103 
Visual albedo 0.14 
Visual magnitude  18.7
Discovered: 1949 G.Kuiper
03. Naiad Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 29
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 48,000 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.294396 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 11.86 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0003 
Inclination of orbit (°) 4.74 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  24.7
Discovered: 1989 Voyager Science Team 
04. Thalassa Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 40 
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 50,000 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.311485 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 11.68 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0002 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.21 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  23.8
Discovered: 1989 Voyager Science Team
05. Despina Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 74
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 52,500 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.334655 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 11.41 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0001 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.07 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  22.6
Discovered: 1989 Voyager Science Team
08. Proteus Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 200 
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 117,600 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 1.122315
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 7.63 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0004 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.04 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  20.3
Discovered: 1989 Voyager Science Team
06. Galatea Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 79
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 62,000 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.428745 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 10.52 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0001 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.05 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  22.3
07. Larissa Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 104 x 89
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Neptune (km) 73,600 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.554654 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 9.65 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.0014 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.20 
Visual albedo 0.06 
Visual magnitude  22.0
Discovered: 1989 Voyager Science Team 
09. Halimede Discovered: 2002 M.Holman, JJ.Kavelaars, T.Grav, W.Fraser, D.Milisavljevic
10. Neso Discovered: 2002 M.Holman et al., B.Gladman et al.
11. Sao  Discovered: 2002 M.Holam, JJKavelaars, T.Grav, W.Fraser, D.Milisavljevic
12. Laomedeia Discovered: 2002 M.Holam, JJKavelaars, T.Grav, W.Fraser, D.Milisavljevic
13.
14
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Psamathe
Hippocamp
Discovered: 2003
Discovered:
DC.Jewitt, J.Kleyna, SS.Sheppard
Triton
Proteus
Thebe
TOTAL MOONS 14
12. Portia Moon Data
Mass (kg) -
Radius (km) 55
Density (gm/cm3) -
Distance from Uranus (km) 66,100 
Period of rotation (days) -
Period of orbit (days) 0.513196 
Orbital velocity (km/sec) 9.37 
Eccentricity of orbit 0.000 
Inclination of orbit (°) 0.09 
Visual albedo 0.07 
Visual magnitude  21.0
Discovered: 1986 Voyager Science Team
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