Naiad

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Naiad is a small, inner moon of Neptune known for its irregular shape and closely packed, dynamically interacting orbit with the planet’s other inner satellites.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Naiad canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf inner moon ⓘ
irregularly shaped moon ⓘ
moon of Neptune ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
albedo low ⓘ
belongsToGroup inner regular satellites of Neptune ⓘ
catalog Neptunian satellite ⓘ
celestialBodyType natural satellite ⓘ
density_g_per_cm3 ~1.3 (assumed) ⓘ
discoveredBy Richard J. Terrile ⓘ
Voyager 2 imaging team ⓘ
discoveredDuring Voyager 2 Neptune flyby ⓘ
linked to: Voyager 2
discoveryDate 1989-09-02 ⓘ
discoveryInstrument Voyager 2 imaging system ⓘ
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging ⓘ
dynamicallyInteractsWith Thalassa ⓘ
other inner moons of Neptune ⓘ
equilibriumState not in hydrostatic equilibrium ⓘ
escapeVelocity_m_per_s very low ⓘ
hasAtmosphere no significant atmosphere detected ⓘ
locatedIn Milky Way galaxy ⓘ
linked to: Milky Way

Neptune system ⓘ
Solar System ⓘ
mass_kg ~1.9e17 ⓘ
meanDiameter_km ~66 ⓘ
meanRadius_km ~33 ⓘ
namedAfter Naiads (water nymphs of Greek mythology) ⓘ
linked to: Naiads
nameOriginLanguage Greek mythology ⓘ
orbitalConfiguration closely packed inner satellite system ⓘ
orbitalEccentricity ~0.0003 ⓘ
orbitalInclination_deg ~4.7 to Neptune’s equator ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_days ~0.294 ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_hours ~7.06 ⓘ
orbits Neptune ⓘ
parentStar Sun ⓘ
planetarySystem Neptune system ⓘ
provisionalDesignation S/1989 N 6 ⓘ
relativePosition innermost known moon of Neptune (as of 2024) ⓘ
resonance near-resonant orbital relationship with Thalassa ⓘ
rotationState likely synchronous with its orbital period ⓘ
semiMajorAxis_km ~48227 ⓘ
shape irregular ⓘ
surfaceComposition likely water ice mixed with darker material ⓘ
surfaceFeaturesResolution poorly resolved by Voyager 2 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.