Laomedeia
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Laomedeia Template:IPAc-en, also known as Neptune XII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. on August 13, 2002.<ref name="HolmanKavelaarsGrav2004" /> Before the announcement of its name on February 3, 2007 (IAUC 8802), it was known as S/2002 N 3.
It orbits Neptune at a distance of about 23,571,000 km and is about 42 kilometers in diameter (assuming albedo of 0.04).<ref name="SheppardJewittKleyna2006" /> It is named after Laomedeia, one of the 50 Nereids.
References
External links
- Neptune's Known Satellites, by Scott S. Sheppard
- David Jewitt pages
- MPC: Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service
- Mean orbital parameters, NASA
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