Galatea

Summary

Galatea is a moon of Neptune^[1]. Galatea draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_neptune category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galatea is credited with the discovery of Stephen P. Synnott^[3].
• Galatea is credited with the discovery of Voyager 2^[4].
• Galatea's instance of is recorded as moon of Neptune^[5].
• Galatea's instance of is recorded as shepherd moon^[6].
• Galatea is named after Galatea^[7].
• Galatea's Commons category is recorded as Galatea (moon)^[8].
• Galatea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Neptune^[9].
• Galatea's provisional designation is recorded as S/1989 N 4^[10].
• Galatea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 28, 1989^[11].
• Galatea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galatea (moon)^[12].
• Galatea's Commons gallery is recorded as Galatea (moon)^[13].
• Galatea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00004'}^[14].
• Galatea's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.9'}^[15].
• Galatea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.052'}^[16].
• Galatea's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14754979', 'amount': '+3.7'}^[17].
• Galatea's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+88'}^[18].
• Galatea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+0.42874431'}^[19].
• Galatea's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+61593'}^[20].
• Galatea's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Neptune^[5] and shepherd moon^[6].

Origins

Galatea is named after Galatea^[7].

Why It Matters

Galatea draws 235 Wikipedia views per month (moon_of_neptune category, ranking #7 of 15).^[2] Galatea has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] Galatea is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]