Nereid
Nereid is a moon of Neptune.
Facts About Nereid:
- Nereid is the third-largest moon of Neptune.
- It is the 9th moon in average distance from the planet.
- It has the most eccentric orbit of any known moon in the Solar System, meaning that it has the greatest difference in its closest and most distant positions from its parent planet.
- It was the second moon of Neptune to be discovered.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Neptune)
Names: Nereid, Neptune II
Discovered: 1949 by Gerard Kuiper
Naming: Named after the Greek mythological Nereids, sea-nymphs and attendants of the sea-god Neptune.
Magnitude: 19.2000 (app) 4.4000 (abs)
Diameter: 357 km
Rotation period: 11.594 hours
Semi-major axis: 5,513,940 km
Orbital Period: 360.11 Earth days
Eccentricity: 0.74174820
Albedo: 0.2400
Adjective: Nereidian, Nereidean