Sao
Moon· orbits Neptune
Sao is a moon orbiting Neptune.
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Key facts
Orbit around Neptune
7.97 Earth years
2,912 Earth days
Science
Orbit around Neptune
- Distance from Neptune
- 0.182 AU
- Orbital period
- 7.97 years
- Eccentricity
- 0.1382
- Inclination
- 67.03 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.00112 S⊕ · 1/891 of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- T. Grav, M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, W. Fraser, D. Milisavljevic
Sao was discovered in 2002 by T. Grav 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.