Triton
largest moon of Neptune
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Summary
Triton is a moon of Neptune[1]. Triton ranks in the top 7% of moon of neptune entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,976 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: William Lassell[3]
- Instance of: irregular moon[4]
- Site of astronomical discovery: England[5]
- Named after: Triton[6]
- Commons category: Triton (moon)[7]
- Parent astronomical body: Neptune[8]
- Has part(s): Atmosphere of Triton[9], Climate of Triton[10], Geology of Triton[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: October 10, 1846[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Triton (moon)[13]
- Commons gallery: Triton (moon)[14]
- Orbital eccentricity: 0.000016[15]
- Apparent magnitude: 13.47[16]
- Topic has template: Template:GeoTemplate/triton[17]
- Absolute magnitude: -1.2[18]
- Different from: Titan[19]
- Orbital inclination: 129.812 degree[20], 156.885 degree[21], 129.608 degree[22]
- Area: 23,018,000 km²[23]
- Density: 2.061 gram per cubic centimetre[24]
- Mass: 21.39 yottagram[25]
- Temperature: 38 K[26]
- Radius: 1353.4 km[27]
- Orbital period: -5.876854 day[28]
- Semi-major axis of an orbit: 354,759 km[29]
- Volume as quantity: 10,384,000,000 cubic kilometre[30]
- Apoapsis: 354.765 km[31]
Body
Influence
Things named for Triton include Triton Point[32], a headland[33].
Why It Matters
Triton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Triton is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Triton include Triton Point[32], a headland[33].