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Proteus (Satellite of Neptune)

Proteus

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               288 km
  •  Mass:                      ? (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   ? (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   ? (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              1.12 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           1.12 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   117,640 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     < 0.001
Notes on Constants Table

Proteus Nomenclature

Official names of features on Proteus as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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