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Naiad
Neptune
III
Moon
of
Neptune
Proper Name
Naiad
Designation
Neptune
III
Primary
Planet
Neptune
Family / Class
Regular
moons
Orbital Period
7 hours, 22 minutes
Distance from
Neptune
Semi-Major Axis
: 48,227 km
Periapsis
: 48,213 km
Apoapsis
: 48,241 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Rotation Period
7 hours, 22 minutes (synchronous
orbit
)
Mean
Diameter
66 km
42 miles
Notes
Neptune's
innermost
moon
, Naiad is a small body with a highly elongated shape, and its longest axis approaches 100km in length. It is named for a type of spirit from Greek mythology associated with springs, wells and other small bodies of water.
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