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Galatea is a small moon that orbits Neptune, discovered in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. It is notable for its close proximity to Neptune's ring system, which makes it scientifically important for understanding how planetary rings form and are maintained.
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- Instance of
- shepherd moon
- Named after
- Galatea
- Parent body
- Neptune
- Radius
- 88
- Mass
- 3.7
- Orbital period
- 0.42874431
- Image
- Galatea moon.jpg
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- discoverer or inventor
- Voyager 2
- Commons category
- Galatea (moon)
- provisional designation
- S/1989 N 4
- time of discovery or invention
- 1989-07-28
- albedo
- 0.08
- apparent magnitude
- 21.9
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.00004
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 61593
- orbital inclination
- 0.052
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