unusual for an irregular satellite.) Nereid also accounts for about 98% of the mass of Neptune's entire irregular satellite system altogether (excluding...

Over a century passed before the discovery of the second natural satellite, Nereid, in 1949, and another 40 years passed before Proteus, Neptune's second-largest...

it is excluded, then Nereid is the largest irregular moon around Neptune. It is currently thought that the irregular satellites were once independent...

increasing the chances of Nereid's survival. However, capture into a small semi-major axis is unlikely. Nereid may not be a captured satellite after all and could...

August 14, 2002. Halimede, like many of the outer satellites of Neptune, is named after one of the Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. Before...

locked. For example, Jupiter's Himalia, Saturn's Phoebe, and Neptune's Nereid have rotation periods in the range of ten hours, whereas their orbital periods...

Nereid Lake (Bulgarian: езеро Нереида, romanized: ezero Nereida, IPA: [ˈɛzɛro nɛrɛˈidɐ]) is the trapezoidal lake 450 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast...

Farkas-Takács, A. I.; Szabó, G. M.; Szabó, R.; Kiss, L. L.; et al. (April 2016). "Nereid from space: Rotation, size and shape analysis from K2, Herschel and Spitzer...

versa). Sao, or Neptune XI, like many of the outer satellites of Neptune, is named after one of the Nereids; Sao was associated with sailing and is referred...

Proteus was discovered 40 years after the discovery of Neptune's moon Nereid in 1949. Upon discovery, Proteus received the temporary provisional designation...

as Neptune X, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It is named after Psamathe, one of the Nereids. Psamathe was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard...

that both irregular satellites could have a common origin in the break-up of a larger moon. Neso is named after one of the Nereids. Before it was officially...

discovered two natural satellites of planets in the Solar System, namely Uranus's satellite Miranda and Neptune's satellite Nereid. In addition, he discovered...

0.04). It is named after Laomedeia, one of the 50 Nereids. JPL (2011-07-21). "Planetary Satellite Discovery Circumstances". Jet Propulsion Laboratory...

Neptune Rings of Neptune Complete list of Neptune's natural satellites Proteus Triton Nereid Neptune trojans Neptune-crossing minor planets Non-trojan minor...

later. Until the discovery of the second moon Nereid in 1949, Triton was commonly referred to as "the satellite of Neptune". Lassell did not name his discovery;...

named features on Nereid. When features are discovered, they are to be named after individual nereids. Features on other satellites of Neptune, once discovered...

Solar System, though Nereid's average eccentricity of 0.75 is greater. Moons of Uranus Blue, Jennifer (2008-10-16). "Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers"...

literature it was simply referred to as "the satellite of Neptune". Later, the second known moon, Nereid, was named by its discoverer in 1949, Gerard...

designation (a system introduced by Galileo) as "Jupiter I", or as "the first satellite of Jupiter". The customary English pronunciation of the name is /ˈaɪoʊ/...

compared to those of other Uranian irregular satellites. Neptune's largest irregular satellite, Nereid, has a similarly high albedo as Caliban. Somewhat...

origin and location. They include planets, dwarf planets, planetary-mass satellites and free-floating planets, which may have been ejected from a system (rogue...

fifth-largest moon of Neptune. It is named after Galatea, one of the fifty Nereids of Greek legend, with whom Cyclops Polyphemus was vainly in love. Galatea...

Photometric Observations of 18 Trans-Neptunian Objects, 7 Centaurs, and Nereid". The Astronomical Journal. 133 (1): 26–43. arXiv:astro-ph/0605745. Bibcode:2007AJ...

Telescope. On 18 February 2011, it was officially named Actaea after the Nereid nymph named Actaea. Actaea orbits its primary every 5.493 d at a distance...

The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object...

moon's name, Actaea /ækˈtiːə/, was assigned on the same date. Actaea is a nereid or sea nymph. Planetary symbols are no longer used much in astronomy, so...

southwest. Proteus Lake is situated in the central part of the beach and Nereid Lake lies near its eastern end. The area was visited by early 19th century...

Photometric Observations of 18 Trans-Neptunian Objects, 7 Centaurs, and Nereid". The Astronomical Journal. 133 (1): 26–43. arXiv:astro-ph/0605745. Bibcode:2007AJ...

Planetary Laboratory and at Yerkes Observatory. He discovered Miranda and Nereid, satellites of Uranus and Neptune, respectively. The third zone of the Solar System...