Questions tagged [neptune]

Questions regarding Neptune, the 8th and furthest major planet orbiting Earth's sun.

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Why does Neptune only have one major moon?

Neptune is profoundly anomalous when it comes to moons among the gas giants. Jupiter has its four massive moons, Saturn has a several large spherical bodies and Uranus, a world similar in size to Neptune has five or so major moons. Yet Neptune, the…
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what is the pressure in Neptune where the density reach 1g/cm^3?

from this graph, it looks like it should be around 20000km from the center. So it is about 0.8 radius. However, I cannot imagine this is correct. The pressure is probably only a few bar at that height. And it is mainly hydrogen. How can the hydrogen…
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Dates of Passage of Neptune at Aphelion and Perihelion

I'm working with a group of colleagues on a Solar System simulator. We need two items of data that are missing to us: the nearest dates of passage of Neptune at Aphelion and Perihelion.
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How close to Neptune would I have to be to see it with the naked eye?

I am in space. What is the maximum distance that I could be from Neptune and see it with the naked eye. You can choose the optimal position. Also, assume that I have 20/20 vision.
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I have simple questions about neptunian system

I have two simple questions about Neptunian system. I understood the text just iterally, but I can't grasp the mechanism of them. Could you explain them?
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