Laomedeia

Laomedeia is a moon of the planet Neptune.

Facts About Laomedeia:

Laomedeia is the 12th moon in average distance from Neptune.
It is one of three Neptunian moons discovered around the same time in 2002. The others were Sao and Halimede.

Classification: Moon (orbiting Neptune)

Names: Laomedeia, Neptune XII, S/2002 N3

Discovered:  2002 by M. Holman, J. Kavelaars, T. Grav, W. Fraser, and D. Milisavljevic
Naming:  Named after one of the Nereids, sea-nymphs from Greek mythology that are associated with Poseidon (Neptune).
Diameter:  42 km
Orbit Radius:  23,571,000 km
Orbital Period:  3171.33 Earth days (8.68 Earth years)
Eccentricity:  0.39690000
Albedo:  0.0400
Adjective:  Laomedeian

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