Neso
Moon· orbits Neptune
Neso is a moon orbiting Neptune.
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Key facts
Orbit around Neptune
26.5 Earth years
9,681 Earth days
Science
Orbit around Neptune
- Distance from Neptune
- 0.557 AU
- Orbital period
- 26.50 years
- Eccentricity
- 0.7301
- Inclination
- 143.24 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.00114 S⊕ · 1/874 of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser, D. Milisavljevic
Neso was discovered in 2002 by M. Holman and colleagues. Neptune's moons are named after sea deities and nymphs of Greek mythology. Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.
Images
No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.