Psamathe
Moon· orbits Neptune
Psamathe — moon of Neptune.
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Key facts
Orbit around Neptune
26.1 Earth years
9,519 Earth days
Science
Orbit around Neptune
- Distance from Neptune
- 0.389 AU
- Orbital period
- 26.06 years
- Eccentricity
- 0.1702
- Inclination
- 139.26 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.0011 S⊕ · 1/912 of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna
Psamathe was discovered in 2003 by S.S. Sheppard 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.