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Proteo

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Also known as Neptune VIII, S/1989 N 1

satellite naturale di Nettuno

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Proteus is a moon of Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun. It is notable as one of the largest moons in the solar system and was discovered relatively recently in 1989 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Named after
Proteus
Parent body
Neptune
Radius
210
Mass
50
Orbital period
1.122314
Image
Proteus (Voyager 2).jpg
Perimeter
424
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discoverer or inventor
Stephen P. Synnott
Commons category
Proteus (moon)
provisional designation
S/1989 N 1
time of discovery or invention
1989-06-16
Commons gallery
Proteus (moon)
topic's main category
Category:Proteus (moon)
albedo
0.096
apparent magnitude
19.7
orbital eccentricity
0.00053
semi-major axis of an orbit
117647
orbital inclination
0.026
volume as quantity
34000000
temperature
51
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Article · Italiano

Proteo (dal greco Πρωτέας), o Nettuno VIII, è il secondo satellite di Nettuno per dimensioni dopo Tritone. Il suo nome deriva da quello di Proteo, una divinità minore del mare in grado di modificare, secondo la mitologia greca, il proprio aspetto.

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