page_title: Galatea (moon)
section_title: Discovery
hierarchical_section_title: Galatea (moon) / Discovery
caption_attribution_description: English: A Voyager 2 image showing newly-discovered Galatea (then designated S/1989 N 4) and ring arcs orbiting Neptune.
context_page_description: Galatea, also known as Neptune VI, is the fourth-closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Galatea, one of the fifty Nereids of Greek legend, with whom Cyclops Polyphemus was vainly in love.
context_section_description: Galatea was discovered in late July 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe. It was given the temporary designation S/1989 N 4. The discovery was announced (IAUC 4824) on 2 August 1989, and mentions "10 frames taken over 5 days", implying a discovery date of sometime before July 28. The name was given on 16 September 1991.
caption: Galatea inside of a faint ring arc near Neptune
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