Ice giant
Neptune
A distant blue giant with dynamic weather and strong atmospheric winds.
- Mean orbital distance (AU)
- 30.069
- Mean diameter (km)
- 49244
- Orbital period (Earth days)
- 60182
- Planet class
- Ice giant
Understanding this entry
Its large moon Triton orbits in the opposite direction to the planet’s rotation.
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