Triton

Summary

Triton is a moon of Neptune^[1]. Triton ranks in the top 7% of moon_of_neptune entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,492 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Triton is credited with the discovery of William Lassell^[3].
• Triton's image is recorded as Neptune’s Moon Triton Fosters Rare Icy Union (gemini1903a) square.jpg^[4].
• Triton's instance of is recorded as moon of Neptune^[5].
• Triton's instance of is recorded as irregular moon^[6].
• Triton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as England^[7].
• Triton is named after Triton^[8].
• Triton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241849529^[9].
• Triton's GND ID is recorded as 4427459-2^[10].
• Triton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95005759^[11].
• Triton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 180566023^[12].
• Triton's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Triton symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• Triton's Commons category is recorded as Triton (moon)^[14].
• Triton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Neptune^[15].
• Triton's has part is recorded as Atmosphere of Triton^[16].
• Triton's has part is recorded as Climate of Triton^[17].
• Triton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1846-10-10T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Triton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c2yc^[19].
• Triton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Triton (moon)^[20].
• Triton's Commons gallery is recorded as Triton (moon)^[21].
• Triton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.000016'}^[22].
• Triton's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.47'}^[23].
• Triton's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0067698^[24].
• Triton's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Triton-astronomy^[25].
• Triton's topic has template is recorded as Template:GeoTemplate/triton^[26].
• Triton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-1.2'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Triton is credited with the discovery of William Lassell^[3]. Things named for Triton include Triton Point^[28], a headland^[29].

Why It Matters

Triton ranks in the top 7% of moon_of_neptune entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,492 views/month).^[2] Triton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Triton is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Triton include Triton Point^[28], a headland^[29].