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Comparison: Proteus vs. Neptune

This chart shows the differences between Proteus and Neptune. To change the planets/moons being compared, change one or more of the form fields at the bottom and click Refresh.

Discovered By
S. Synnott, Voyager 2
Johann Galle
Date of Discovery
1989
1846
Average Orbit Distance
117,650 km
4,498,252,900 km
Equatorial Radius
218 x 208 x 201 km
24,764 km
Mass
800,000,000,000,000,000 kg
102,440,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg
Orbit Eccentricity
0.0004
.00859
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic
0.55 degree
1.769 degrees

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