The Neptunian moons are listed here by its orbital period, from shortest to longest. Triton, which is not only massive enough for its surface to have collapsed into a sphere, but is comparable in size to our own moon, is highlighted in purple. Irregular (captured) moons are shown in grey; prograde in light grey and retrograde in dark grey. (Triton is also thought to be captured.)
Order
[note 1] |
Label
[note 2] |
Name |
Pronunciation
(key) |
Image |
Diameter
(km) [note 3] |
Mass
(×1016kg)[note 4] |
Semi-major axis
(km)[8] |
Orbital period
(d)[8] |
Inclination
(°)[8][note 5] |
Eccentricity
[8] |
Discovery
year[7] |
1 |
Neptune III |
Naiad |
ˈneɪ.əd |
|
66
(96 × 60 × 52) |
19 |
48,227 |
0.294 |
4.691 |
0.0003 |
1989 |
2 |
Neptune IV |
Thalassa |
θəˈlæsÉ™ |
|
82
(108 × 100 × 52) |
35 |
50,074 |
0.311 |
0.135 |
0.0002 |
1989 |
3 |
Neptune V |
Despina |
dɨsˈpiËnÉ™ |
|
150
(180 × 148 × 128) |
210 |
52,526 |
0.335 |
0.068 |
0.0002 |
1989 |
4 |
Neptune VI |
Galatea |
ˌɡæləˈtiËÉ™ |
|
176
(204 × 184 × 144) |
212 |
61,953 |
0.429 |
0.034 |
0.0001 |
1989 |
5 |
Neptune VII |
Larissa |
ləˈrɪsə |
|
194
(216 × 204 × 168) |
460 |
73,548 |
0.555 |
0.205 |
0.0014 |
1981 |
6 |
Neptune XIV |
Hippocamp |
ˈhɪpoÊŠkæmp |
|
~18[9] |
n/a |
104,200[note 6] |
0.9362[9] |
~ 0.0 |
~ 0.000 |
2013 |
7 |
Neptune VIII |
Proteus |
ˈproʊtiəs |
|
420
(436 × 416 × 402) |
4,400 |
117,646 |
1.122 |
0.075 |
0.0005 |
1989 |
8 |
Neptune I |
Triton ♠ |
ˈtraɪtən |
|
2,705.2 ± 4.8
(2,709 × 2,706 × 2,705) |
2,140,800 ± 5200 |
354,759 |
5.877 |
156.865 |
0.0 |
1846 |
9 |
Neptune II |
Nereid |
ˈnɪəriË.ɪd |
|
340 ± 50 |
2,700 |
5,513,818 |
360.13 |
7.090 |
0.7507 |
1949 |
10 |
Neptune IX |
Halimede♠ |
ËŒhælɨˈmiËdiË |
|
62 |
16 |
16,611,000 |
1,879.08 |
112.712 |
0.2646 |
2002 |
11 |
Neptune XI |
Sao |
ˈseɪ.oʊ |
|
44 |
5.8 |
22,228,000 |
2,912.72 |
53.483 |
0.1365 |
2002 |
12 |
Neptune XII |
Laomedeia |
ËŒleɪ.ɵmɨˈdiËÉ™ |
|
42 |
5.0 |
23,567,000 |
3,171.33 |
37.874 |
0.3969 |
2002 |
13 |
Neptune X |
Psamathe♠ |
ˈsæmÉ™θiË |
|
40 |
4.4 |
48,096,000 |
9,074.30 |
126.312 |
0.3809 |
2003 |
14 |
Neptune XIII |
Neso ♠ |
ˈniËsoÊŠ |
|
60 |
15 |
49,285,000 |
9,740.73 |
136.439 |
0.5714 |
|