Neptune
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Neptune is a place with an area of 7.6B[1]. This measurement defines the total spatial extent of the entity.
Neptune
Summary
Neptune is an ice giant[1]. Neptune draws 17,746 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Neptune is credited with the discovery of Urbain Le Verrier[3].
- Neptune is credited with the discovery of John Couch Adams[4].
- Neptune is credited with the discovery of Johann Gottfried Galle[5].
- Neptune is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[6].
- Neptune's instance of is recorded as ice giant[7].
- Neptune's instance of is recorded as outer planet[8].
- Neptune's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Berlin Observatory[9].
- Neptune is named after Neptune[10].
- The location of Neptune was outer Solar System[11].
- Neptune is part of outer Solar System[12].
- Neptune's Commons category is recorded as Neptune (planet)[13].
- Neptune's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[14].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Naiad[15].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Thalassa[16].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Despina[17].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Galatea[18].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Larissa[19].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Proteus[20].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Triton[21].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Nereid[22].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Halimede[23].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Sao[24].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Laomedeia[25].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Psamathe[26].
- Neptune's child astronomical body is recorded as Neso[27].
Body
Geography
Neptune is part of outer Solar System[12].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include ice giant[7] and outer planet[8].
History and Context
Neptune is named after Neptune[10].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Neptune include neptunium[28], a chemical element[29]; mini-Neptune[30], an astronomical object type[31]; super-Neptune[32], an astronomical object type[33]; HMS Spearhead[34], an attack submarine[35]; and Neptune Glacier[36], a glacier[37].
Why It Matters
Neptune draws 17,746 Wikipedia views per month (ice_giant category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Neptune has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Neptune is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Neptune include neptunium[28], a chemical element[29]; mini-Neptune[30], an astronomical object type[31]; super-Neptune[32], an astronomical object type[33]; HMS Spearhead[34], an attack submarine[35]; and Neptune Glacier[36], a glacier[37].