Laomedeia (moon)

Laomedeia also Neptune XII, is a non-spherical moon of 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), 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.

 Eccentricity: 0.381
 Orbital inclination: 37.7° (to the ecliptic)

 Other websites 
 David Jewitt pages
 Scott Sheppard pages
 Ephemeris (IAU)
 Mean orbital parameters (NASA)

Category:Neptune's moons