What is the distance (km) between Neptune and it's largest moon Triton?

Question

need to know... now... it's for an assignment... can't find any answers on any websites! =| need help!

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
wiki tells all

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Answer 2

The planet Jupiter's 4 greatest moons are called the Galilean satellites, after Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who pointed out them in 1610. The German astronomer Simon Marius claimed to have considered the moons around a similar time, yet he did no longer post his observations and so Galileo is given the credit for his or her discovery. those super moons, named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are each and every different worlds. Altogether sixty 3 moons have been pointed out for Jupiter. a million. Metis 2. Adrastea 3. Amalthea 4. Thebe 5. Io 6. Europa 7. Ganymede 8. Callisto 9. Themisto 10. Leda 11. Himalia 12. Lysithea 13. Elara 14. S/2000 J11 15. Iocaste sixteen. Praxidike 17. Harpalyke 18. Ananke 19. Isonoe 20. Erinome 21. Taygete 22. Chaldene 23. Carme 24. Pasiphae 25. S/2002 J1 26. Kalyke 27. Magaclite 28. Sinope 29. Callirrhoe 30. Euporie 31. Kale 32. Orthosie 33. Thyone 34. Euanthe 35. Hermippe 36. Pasithee 37. Eurydome 38. Aitne 39. Sponde 40. Autonoe 40-one. S/2003 J1 40 two. S/2003 J2 40 3. S/2003 J3 40 4. S/2003 J4 40 5. S/2003 J5 40 six. S/2003 J6 40 seven. S/2003 J7 40 8. S/2003 J8 40 9. S/2003 J9 50. S/2003 J10 fifty one. S/2003 J11 fifty two. S/2003 J12 fifty 3. S/2003 J13 fifty 4. S/2003 J14 fifty 5. S/2003 J15 fifty six. S/2003 J16 fifty seven. S/2003 J17 fifty 8. S/2003 J18 fifty 9. S/2003 J19 60. S/2003 J20 sixty one. S/2003 J21 sixty two. S/2003 J22 sixty 3. S/2003 J23

Answer 3

Triton was discovered a mere 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered in 1846. It is believed to be a captured Kuiper Belt Object.

Triton is unique among all large moons in the solar system for its retrograde orbit around the planet (i.e., it orbits in a direction opposite to the planet's rotation).

Diameter: 2,707 kilometres
Semi-Major axis: 354,800 kilometres
Orbital Period: 5.877 days

The semi-major axis is the average distance from the planet. Details of Triton and the other 12 moons of Neptune at the link below.

Answer 4

Triton's orbit is very near to a circle; the distance (center-to-center) from Neptune varies from about 354,754 to 354,765 km.

To get the surface-to-surface distance, subtract Neptune's radius, 24,622 km, and Triton's radius, 1352.6 km. Neptune's "surface" is the top of clouds, so the radius is not exact; some sources give it as 24,764 km. It depends on how you define "surface".

Answer 5

I'm still trying to get a numerical figure for you. According to the artical at: http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/hst/QA/Planet_Weather/Weather_on_Neptune.1

Triton is slightly closer to Neptune than our moon is from Earth. If you have a few minutes, its a decent read.

Also check out: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/neptunefact.html

There you will find a multitude of facts on Neptune and the other planets.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

354,800 km (mean distance)

Answer 7

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