What is Laomedeia (moon)?
'''Laomedeia''' also '''Neptune XII''', is a non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moon of [[Neptune (planet)|Neptune]]. It was found by [[Matthew J. Holman]], et al. on [[August 13]], [[2002]]. Before the announcement of its name on [[February 3]], [[2007]] (IAUC 8802<!--- Subscription required; see http://luppas.homeip.net/astrotaller/novedades.htm --->), 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). It is named after Laomedeia, one of the 50 [[Nereids]]. * [[Orbital eccentricity|Eccentricity]]: 0.381 * Orbital [[inclination]]: 37.7° (to the ecliptic) == Other websites == * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~jewitt/irregulars.html David Jewitt pages] * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~sheppard/satellites/nepsatdata.html Scott Sheppard pages] * Ephemeris (IAU)[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/NatSats/NaturalSatellites.html] * Mean orbital parameters (NASA)[http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_elem] {{sci-stub}} {{Neptune Footer}} [[Category:Neptune's moons]]